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News In Focus
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VOLUME 10/6
June 2010
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NEW CUTTING EDGE SURVEY NETWORK
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SURVEY NETWORK CREATED TO
SERVE CLIENTS
Hanover Land Services, Inc. recently helped Hanover Borough create an extremely accurate
coordinate network to facilitate creation of a GIS (Geographic Information
System) grid for their existing Water, Storm Sewer and Sanitary Sewer systems. This system allows the Borough to have very
complete horizontal and vertical information which can be easily reproduced. While surveying for the Borough system,
Hanover Land Services, Inc (HLS) staff made the decision to carry the network
further to help our clients.
HLS
developed a coordinate system oriented to the Pennsylvania state grid (south) system. The system is tied into known government
first order (the most accurate horizontal control available) points in Taneytown, MD, Glenville, PA, and in York, PA. The grid covers approximately 50 square miles
in the Hanover, PA
area; from Cross Keys to the Maryland/Pennsylvania state line and from the Cordorus State Park to Littlestown. This grid may be the only system of its type
in the area.
HLS staff
can use the grid to set up their GPS (Global Positioning System) on established
permanent cotrol points (kept in areas not accessible to the public) and
quickly reproduce property corners, elevations for flood certificates, and
other points of interest for clients.
Local townships who want to further develop their GIS systems can
benefit from the HLS grid, because of the high accuracy and speed with which
this grid allows the location of points (manholes, inlets, etc..). Municipalities located in the Hanover area (including Maryland), but outside the current grid, can
also benefit, because the grid can easily be expanded to cover their township.
If you are
interested in learning how the HLS Hanover area grid can add efficiency to your
project or help your municipality, contact Reg Baugher, PLS at
717-637-5674 or [email protected].
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FEATURED EMPLOYEE: Barry Berwager
Barry, a surveying
crew chief, has worked with Hanover Land Services, Inc. or its predecessor,
Worley Surveying since 1980. With over 30
years of surveying experience, Barry is one of the most experienced field
surveyors in the area. Barry leads field
surveys in both Maryland and Pennsylvania. Barry recently answered some questions about
the Importance of Property Line Surveys.
When would you recommend a property
owner have his property line staked by a Professional Surveyor? Some of the most important times to have your property line
marked are when buying a new piece of property, when a question about the
location of the property line arises between neighbors, and when planning for a
fence, driveway, tree line, or landscaping.
Why is staking your property line so
important? If you don't know the exact location of your
property line when constructing improvements on your property, you could later learn
that these improvements (a deck, a fence landscaping, etc..) are not on your
property. You may be unable to sell your
house or business, if all constructed improvements are not located on your
property. When this happens, if you are
not forced to move or remove the improvement, you will face the cost of
attorney's fees, preparing a plan to adjust the property line, township review
fees, and buying the extra property you need from your neighbor. Also, staking your property line before
improving your lot (or building your home) can really minimize disputes between
neighbors.
How much work goes into staking a
property line? The surveyor will research your deed
and the deed of your neighbors to make sure they all agree where the property
line is located. Once this information
is established, the corners and actual property line can be staked in the
field.
Do you have any tips for property
owners to make identifying their property line easier?
Once the corners (or other points along their property line) are staked
by a Professional Surveyor, a property owner can make them "permanent" using a
little concrete and a coffee can. Cut
the top and bottom off a coffee can. Dig
around the top of the corner. Insert the
coffee can around the corner making the top of the can level to the
ground. Fill the coffee can with
concrete. You have then created a
permanent property corner that you can mow over.
Barry can
be reached at 717-637-5674
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Hanover Land Services, Inc. New Office Hours | Beginning in May 2010, our regular office hours changed to
Monday-Thursday 7 AM to 4:30 PM
Firday 7 AM to noon.
As always, it is our goal to provide the best possible customer service for our clients. If you need to meet Friday afternoon or in the evening, please call to set up a meeting ahead of time. You can also leave a message on our voice mail any time to receive a call back during the next business day.
Sincerely,
Kristin Barmoy, President
Hanover Land Service, Inc.
[email protected]
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Did You Know?
| Hanover Land Services, Inc. is a
Certified (WBE) Women Business Enterprise and (DBE) Disadvantage Business
Enterprise.
We are certified in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Baltimore City, MD.
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Client Referrals
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As
our client, you are the foundation of our business. We know that your
satisfaction is key to our success. The best complement you can give
us is telling friends and colleagues about the value of our service.
As a thank you, we would like to treat you to dinner for every referral
that leads to new business* for us.
*Make sure the referral gives us your name when initially
contacting us to complete their project. To qualify, project
generated must create at minimum $1,000 in billings.
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About Us |
Hanover
Land Services, Inc.
Hanover Land Services, Inc. has
provided professional land surveying, planning, site and
hydrology/hydraulic engineering services in south central Pennsylvania
and Maryland for over thirty-five years. Hanover Land
Services, Inc. has
demonstrated experience in successfully meeting the needs of both
private and municipal clients. Our staff includes licensed
engineers, surveyors, Sewage Enforcement Officers and NICET certified inspectors. Hanover Land Services, Inc. is certified as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Maryland and the City of Baltimore as well as a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) in Maryland. Maryland
Land Design, Inc. (sister company)
Maryland
Land Design, Inc., located in Westminster, Maryland, is a certified
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in the State of Maryland.
Owner and
president Kristin D. Barmoy, PE has worked on numerous site design and
highway projects over her 23 year engineering career. In
addition, Ms.
Barmoy has extensive hydrology and hydraulic design experience
including stormwater management and flood plain delineation.
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