Update on Archives Building, Please Contact Elects

Dear Friends -
We now have some additional information about the impact of the budget
situation on the State Archives building. It is listed below in the form of
a message. Please consider sending this letter to your elected
representatives. While this is not the best situation, if the proposed $3.5
million cut can be reduced to $2 million or less it may be possible to
open the building on schedule in September of this year (2008). If you need
e-mail or address information, please check www.faza.net
thx
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The Honorable Representative or Senator
Arizona House or Senate
1700 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007


*RE: **Polly** **Rosenbaum** **State** Archives and **History** **Building*
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Dear Representative or Senator:

In the two months since Governor Napolitano proposed a $3.5 million cut to
the Polly Rosenbaum State Archives Building, supporters of the project have
been working to determine what impact this cut would have.

While the $3.5 million cut would allow the building to be completed, it will
have serious negative consequences. It means that only half of the storage
space will have shelves, there will be no new furniture in the building,
there will be no money for security cameras, and there will be no money to
pull the computer wiring and cables thru the building.

Worst of all, there will be no money to move Arizona's historical documents
into the new building.

If the cut can be limited to $2 million or less there will be enough funding
to plan and execute a logical move into the new building. This will allow
the Library and Archives agency to prioritize which documents should be
moved first based on condition and preservation needs.

I understand that all Arizonans must make sacrifices to end the budget
crisis. However, cutting so much from the building that it cannot serve its
designed function is not a good use of public funds. Please limit the
archives building budget cut to $2 million or less.

Sincerely,


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