This article was published about Chappy Young in the June 2023 issue of The Florida Surveyor.
It’s wise to avoid debating any fisherman…
A recent viral video of an encounter in Sebastian between a homeowner on her dock and a fisherman in the waters nearby begs sharing a little knowledge on the subject of riparian rights.
The Lone Cypress
A study to understand the physical conditions along the shore of Lake Okeechobee from statehood to 1925 in order to better relate to the testimony and rulings of the FLORIDA SUPREME COURT, Division B, March 15, 1927 in the case of MARTIN v. BUSCH.
Death of a South Florida Surveying Icon
One of the aspects that I have always dreaded about reading the professional surveying publications are the obituary announcements of our fellow surveyors and “friends of the profession” that have passed. I read about the life of men and women that have “moved on to meet their maker” and about their spouses and children that survive and I am struck … Read More
Mapping The Everglades
Through his surveying company, Chappy Young understands better than anyone the history and the nuances of the land and water that make up the Treasure Coast. Chappy Young put the Everglades on the map—literally. “I was trudging through that Sawgrass pulling a 200-foot tape to measure an Everglades parcel boundary back in 1965,” says the owner of GCY Surveyors and … Read More
U.S. Sugar-Florida Deal to Help Save Everglades
EVERGLADES (July 17, 2008) — It’s one of the biggest environmental happenings in the history of Florida—if not the nation—and a Martin County company is playing a pivotal role in making it a reality. The recent sale of U.S. Sugar Company (USSC) land to the state of Florida for $1.75 billion to help restore the natural flow and function of the Everglades made … Read More
Surveying and Mapping Our World
In our complex world of today, accurate and timely information is extremely critical in decision making processes that affect each and every one of us. Surveying and Mapping Professionals are intimately involved in the collection, processing and providing land-based information in a useful form to a variety of clients for a multitude of applications. As we approach the 21st century, … Read More
Surveying and Mapping a South Florida Icon
Palm City, Florida “Fisheating Creek is unique in Florida,” said George C. “Chappy” Young, Jr., president of GCY, Inc., a Palm City, Florida – based surveying and mapping firm. “It is as close to being in the same pristine condition as it was 150 years ago when Florida gained statehood.” In November of 1999, Young’s firm took up the challenge … Read More