From The Wall Street Journal:
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Millions of a western New York county’s birth and death records, adoption papers, investigative files and real estate records — some dating back more than 200 years — will be moved into new storage space, and out of a leaky old building where they’re in danger of being lost.
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County Clerk Wayne Jagow told lawmakers the valuable records are in danger of being lost to time and destroyed by water and other elements. The new humidity-controlled facility meets state standards for their storage. The county will pay nearly $125,000 to lease the new space.