County officials concerned the courthouse might be considered for the next installment of “Hoarders” are trying to determine what can be done with the many records that come through the offices of Clerk and Master Myra Mara and Circuit Court Clerk Bernie Morris.Members of the county’s Building and Grounds Committee met last week to find a solution to the abundance of records – and lack of storage space – available in the courthouse. Commissioner Dwight O’Neal asked County Executive John Pelham and members of the committee how to go about getting some of the files put on microfiche.Commissioner Clinton “Pee Wee” Hill said, “We have been trying to do that for six years.”O’Neal said, “Seriously, that is a safety issue. Those books are piled almost to the ceiling.”The commissioners discussed how long certain records must be kept, with some estimates going back 40 years or more.Pelham said the days of putting records on microfiche are over.
Officials consider what to do with records