Summary
The clerk's office is juggling a flood of FOIL requests — roughly 80-100 a year — while irreplaceable historical records sit in aging, flood-vulnerable storage at 123 Grand Street and the courthouse.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Records management budget of $12,600 with a question about $10,000 in unaccounted storage costs.
Anyone filing FOIL requests and future generations counting on the city's historical records.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council - Sep 23, 2026
Historic maps and engineering files were hastily moved to the second floor of 123 Grand Street after the armory was leased out. Staff say they need full digitization and proper storage, but the city has no plan yet.
City Council - Sep 21, 2026
The clerk's office is juggling a flood of FOIL requests — roughly 80-100 a year — while irreplaceable historical records sit in aging, flood-vulnerable storage at 123 Grand Street and the courthouse.
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