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Records office uses ARPA funds and shelving upgrade to expand access and digitize historic records
Blount County Budget Committee · March 28, 2026
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Summary
Blount County records and archives installed mobile shelving to add ~3,500 box spaces and launched an ARPA‑funded digitization contract to scan marriages (1795–1949) and other permanent records, with Stat Solutions contracted to deliver scanned documents for public access.
Joanie Serat, records request manager, and department staff told the budget committee the archives have completed a mobile‑shelving expansion that added about 3,500 box spaces and cleared room for county offices to move records into a climate‑controlled repository. Serat said the change…
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