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Craven County approves $64,320 scanning pilot to begin preserving historic deed books
Summary
Register of Deeds Joshua Korr told commissioners the office needs about $3.26 million to preserve records; the board approved a $64,320 pilot scanning contract (one commissioner recorded a no vote) to digitize 200 books and begin preservation work.
The Craven County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment to fund a scanning pilot in the Register of Deeds office on Feb. 16 after a presentation by Register Joshua Korr.
Korr described space and records management changes since taking office, including clearing decades of accumulated items from vaults and creating an organized inventory for deed books and permanent records. He said some paper records date to the late 18th century and that preservation needs are large: "This is the…
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