My name is Steven Lefton, RLA and I serve as the President and CEO of Kimley-Horn and Associates, a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For firm with over 300 employees living and working in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I live and work in Virginia and lead a national firm of over 4,500 professionals. We provide landscape architecture and engineering services nationwide and in all states both professions are regulated by the state. I am a registered landscape architect here in Virginia, as are many of our employees who work side by side with our engineers and planners to design things such as site plans, plans of development, grading plans, vehicular roadways and pedestrian systems design, stormwater and erosion control plans, and the siting of buildings and structures, all work that localities, the Commonwealth of Virginia and federal agencies require to be sealed by licensed professionals.
Below I have provided important points that I urge you to review so that you understand the adverse impacts deregulation will have for the safety of all Virginian as well as the economic harm and potential job loss this will create in Virginia, shifting high paying professional jobs to neighboring states.
Protection of Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
Fair Competition and Economic Impact
I urge you to quickly abandon this ill-advised pursuit of deregulation and would be happy to share further perspectives with you as a major employer in Virginia and nationally.
Respectfully,
Steven E. Lefton, PLA, AICP President and CEO Kimley-Horn | 11400 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20191 Celebrating 13 years as one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For |