Unnoticed by most of the public, the new BelWood will have a $1.6 million basement to store old county records. With all the vacant buildings close to the Peoria County Courthouse, records that may be referenced 6 times a month, will become stored in a new taxpayer funded building miles away from the Courthouse.
Peoria County nor most elected officials have no formal Record Retention System with records on microfilm, photocopies and originals. Duplications of many of these records are also stored in Springfield.
I've asked to see a Record Retention program but apparently it is easier to build more NEW storage than to discard anything.
This $1.6 million we don't have, basement was a late add-on. OPM is easy to spend and getting easier with this administration. You may have forgotten the wish list prepared by the county a couple of years ago.
Scary.
Many of you can't complain. You voted for the Facility Tax Referendum. You also elected this County Board of 12 Democrats.
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