Dear Friends -
There is some bad news and some not so bad news about the archives.
The bad news is that the budget bills going forward to the Governor
(SB1300 and HB 2857) will cut $3.5 million from the new State Archives
building, now under construction.
The not so bad news is that these bills will only cut $270,000 from
the Library & Archives agency budget (instead of the $780,000 first
recommended).
While the building can be completed in spite of the cut, it will
mean: only 1/2 of the storage space will have shelves, there will
be no furniture, no money for security cameras, no money to move
the documents to the new building (there is a possibility that
convict labor could be used for the move), and that
computer wiring and cables will not be pulled thru the building.
The contractor and project manager have been working very hard to
limit the loss and cut costs since it was anticipated there would
be a reduction in funds.
What is critical is that there be no further reduction past the
$3.5 million in the budget bills.
Stay tuned for additional details.
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