Landscape Architect Articles

LASN Commentary June 200606-02-06 | 11

What Was He Thinking?!?

By George Schmok

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The breaking news is that Governor William Owens of Colorado decided that any person who can plant a posy is qualified to plan the landscape development of his state. In other words, good ol?EUR??,,????'?????<

Below is a copy of that release. You should visit LOL and read all the comments and also add your own, as LASN has and will continue to forward the responses to the powers in Colorado and also to Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire, who, as of 6/1/06 has yet to receive a similar bill already passed by his state?EUR??,,????'?????<

Anyways, if you did not receive the newsflash and want to be included in ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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So for you as a profession, now is the time to start planting the seeds for next year when, hopefully, a governor with more concern for the state of his state has a chance to rectify this calamatus politicus . . .

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George Schmok, Publisher

Colo. Gov. Vetoes Landscape Architect Professional Licensing Act

May 26, 2006: Steve Kelly, LASN?EUR??,,????'?????<

The legislation called for the creation of a Colorado State Board of Landscape Architects with the authority to establish the education and experience criteria necessary to obtain a license to practice as a landscape architect in Colorado.

The governor, as per form, issued a written statement explaining his veto:

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While Colorado licenses architects, engineers, lawyers, electricians, landscape contractors, surveyors, plumbers, educators in public schools (teachers, principals, special service providers and substitutes), mortgage lenders, daycare centers, real estate agents and a plethora of other professionals, the governor is apparently unaware that landscape architects are highly trained and knowledgeable design professionals that do master and site planning for commercial projects readily viewed in any urban center in the U.S.; that they designate land usage and infrastructure systems, do environmental restoration, design parks and recreation facilities, do historic preservation, residential projects?EUR??,,????'?????<

The governor has gotten some bad advice. Why require licensure of landscape architects? The same reason you license other professionals?EUR??,,????'?????<

I asked Tom Plant (D), sponsor of the bill in the House, if there was a possibility of overriding the governor?EUR??,,????'?????<