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Oakland County clerk warns lack of fire suppression risks historic records; commissioners ask for phased protection plan
Summary
County Clerk Lisa Brown told the Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee that large portions of the administration building lack fire suppression, placing irreplaceable vital and deed records at risk. Commissioners asked county staff to produce a phased, comprehensive plan and cost estimate for protecting records and staff safety.
County Clerk Lisa Brown told the Oakland County Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee that large parts of the administration building have no fire suppression and that her office stores legally required vital and deed records on site.
Brown said the county’s West Wing has sprinklers but the clerk’s offices and other areas do not. “We have no fire suppression besides the fire extinguishers that I bought for our break room,” she said, adding that the office has historic vitals, survey cards and other records that cannot be relocated without jeopardizing statutory…
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