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ore than 80 LSRPs, associate members, and sponsors, dwarfed The Site Remediation ReformAct created the profession of Licensed Site Remediation Professionals LSRPA celebrates 10 years of the SRRA M

who have served as LSRPA president, to acknowledge a job well done and a strong future for site remediation in New Jersey. Since the cre- ation of LSRPs, more than 14,000 cases, including many former industrial sites, have completed the requirements for remediation. It has led to redevelopment in urban areas and counties throughout NJ. The Site Remediation Reform Act, which was signed into law in May 2009, created the profession of Licensed Site Re- mediation Professionals, who now guide most responsible

MRA celebrates 40 years in business ABINGDON, MD – This year, Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc.’s (MRA) celebrates its 40th year in business. The local profes- sional services firm, founded by Richard Morris and M. Kirk Ritchie and began in Bel Air as a two-man civil engineering and surveying business, has grown into one of the largest Architectural, Engineering, and Planning companies in the mid-Atlan- tic region. Headquartered in Abingdon, the firm now has a staff of more than 190, with eight offices located within Maryland, Delaware, Virgin- ia, and North Carolina, man- aged by 21 principals. MRA’s services include architecture; urban and land planning; civil/site, water/wastewater, pipeline, coastal, and struc- tural engineering; landscape architecture; homebuilder; and surveying services. According to MRA presi- dent Frank Hertsch, PE , several factors have contrib- uted to the firm’s long-term success. “First and foremost, it’s the people - our clients and staff. Without the best of both a business cannot succeed.” While the firm believes that their most important asset is their employees, they know that the most important people in their business are their clients. From day one, MRA was built on its dedication to providing its customers with the best service pos- sible. To MRA that means focusing on providing quality design, constructible plans, dependable pricing, and on time delivery. MRA’s project managers use their experi- ence and expertise to provide a quality work product while striving to protect their cli- ents’ investment. During MRA’s 40-year history, the firm has pro- vided a variety of services on thousands of commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, recreational and infrastructure projects.  parties through the timelines and regulations of the New Jersey Department of Envi- ronmental Protection for site remediation. More than seven hundred women and men are now LSRPs in New Jersey. 

by massive sculptures in stone and iron, feted the 10th anni- versary of the LSRP profession on May 15th at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. Once the New Jersey Fairgrounds, the Grounds for Sculpture reclaimed the unused land in the 1980s, much as LSRPs have reclaimed contaminated sites for redevelopment for a decade. Caryn Barnes of Langan, the current LSRPA president, raised a toast to the LSRPs, including the eight people

Former presidents of the LSRPA celebrated the 10th anniversary at the recent event. Pictured from left to right are Sue Boyle, Nick DeRose, Ken Goldstein, John Oberer, Current President Caryn Barnes, and Steve Posten.

We have indeed come a longway in ten years. We:

August 1, 2019 - Trenton Thunder Baseball Game, Arm&Hammer Ballpark, Trenton, NJ

· Have grown to over 800 members · Hold continuing education courses throughout the state · Created a foundation and scholarship fund for students in related fields · Host a very successful annual golf event to raise money for our scholarship program · Held amulti-day conference attended by nearly 400 people for the second consecutive year That is somethingworth celebrating!

September 17 , 2019 - LSRPAMember Breakfast, EastWindsor, NJ

October 3, 2019 - 4th Annual Golf &Networking Event, Royce Brook Country Club, Hillsborough, NJ

October 7, 2019 - Professional Ethics 2018-082 MGP Conference, Philadelphia, PA

October 15, 2019 - LSRPAMember Breakfast, Alps Diner, Wayne, NJ

October 29, 2019 - Prevention of Adverse Community Exposure DuringHazardousWaste Site Clean-ups, 2018- 062, FlorhamPark, NJ