To the Editor:

Thank you to Knox Town Clerk Tara Murphy, who successfully wrote and submitted a grant application to the New York State Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund.

Because of her tireless efforts, and with the assistance of Knox Councilwoman Amy Pokorny, the town of Knox has been awarded a grant of $23,156!

The funds will be used to purchase proper shelving and storage boxes for the town archival room to store both the town’s archival records as well as the archival records of the Knox Fire Department. The New York State Archives offers grants and awards to support, promote and recognize sound archival and records management practices, as well as to encourage creative and valuable uses of archival records.

The Knox project will also cover the surveying of all inactive records, purging of eligible documents, and storage of those required by the NYS Records Retention and Disposition Schedule. The town of Knox is fortunate to have such resourceful and dedicated public servants!

Kathy Gaddis

Knox