Commissioners weigh digitizing historic county maps amid public‑records concerns
Clerk and records staff proposed donating scanned, archived construction plans to the local museum and moving bulky maps into a digital archive; commissioners discussed whether scanned records would become public record and how to prevent unintended access by title companies or outside parties.
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Records staff reported they have scanned decades of construction plans and maps and that Asheville Museum and Archives has expressed interest in receiving physical files. Staff proposed keeping scanned maps in an office‑accessible system that would only be available on public computers in the clerk's office unless the records are designated public and released.
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