County staff and surveyor clash over frequency of CSM errors; office burden highlighted
A disagreement emerged over how often certified survey maps contain errors. A county surveyor characterized errors as widespread; county staff and an attorney pushed back, describing a range of errors and emphasizing the county's recurring workload when legal descriptions are unclear.
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A heated exchange focused on the quality of survey submissions and the county office burden they create. Surveyor (Speaker 4) said many CSMs arrive with problems, at one point characterizing the rate as "99.9% of the time" for items requiring review. County staff (Speaker 2) and Attorney (Speaker 3) disputed that scale: Speaker 3 said in his experience only a small percentage of surveys have errors that materially affect boundary identification.
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