Georgia Archives Threatened by House Budget
An open letter from Friends of the Georgia Archives Chair, Virginia Shadron: The Fiscal Year 2012 budget that passed the Georgia House of Representatives on March 11 as HB 78 includes budget reductions that could result in the State Archives closing its doors to the public.The budget contains two items that together would reduce the Archives’ budget by at least $300,000. The Archives’ base budget, after preceding budget cuts, is $4,643,588. Over 65% of that goes to pay fixed costs (such as rent) that cannot be reduced.
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Leave it to the Bible belt to figure out how to hide history from the future! Surely someone has a building that they would donate to house the archives.
I am sure there is other areas that can be cut from the Ga. budget. Like some projects like sidewalks that are not needed in rural areas. or reduced saleries for our state Reps. Our history has been attacted enough, are we no longer proud of our heritage?
Why did we need to move the Archive years back. We did not need the massive new building where it is now housed. What will happen to all the books and records now housed there. Will the National archives also have to close?