Tom, I have held back from writing you regarding Friday's meeting in the Tuscaloosa County Probate Office because the last time I saw Mrs. Prewitt, she wasn't sure if she would be available. I just called her and she told me your Probate Judge Conference has been rescheduled. As it was, Fran Brazeal, Circuit Court Clerk is scheduled to be in Juvenile Court all day on the 17th, so your chance to meet her on that day was very slim. Our meeting with her was very friendly but in my point of view, not very well. I think she will be open to any records being included with the loose papers project but regarding removing any records from the 7th floor, she said she had no budget nor authorization for secondary space. Simply put, she was not against any preservation project but said that we would have to see Judge Hardy McCollum for money and space. Mark Scogin has told me the case load in his law firm will not allow him to work on this project for at least three weeks. This seems to fit with your rescheduled Probate Conference. Hopefully we can see Judge McCollum then or at the very least we have a meeting, with possible tour of the 7th floor to make some plans. It will be so important that we speak with one voice. I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know that I have always supported the loose papers project and always will. This project is a huge step in the right direction towards preservation of county records. That is my goal, to have as many county records as possible preserved and accessible by anyone in Tuscaloosa County. This goal may be reached using many avenues and the loose papers project is one that I will never interfere with. The preservation of the 7th floor records need and deserve immediate attention. These records should be viewed as historic in nature. Mold has been discovered on this records, so they are in a state of decay. This decay will continue until storage conditions are upgraded. With Fall approaching, temperatures will be conducive for any work on the 7th floor that require long hours to be done. This season also signals that winter is around the corner, which in Alabama, is traditionally a wet season. It must be accepted not only is now the time to do something to save our historic records but face the fact that there is no reason not too. Mr. Turley, please keep these records in mind as ADAH adopts it's new budget. Let me say again that with a unified voice we can all achieve our goals. Thank you. Regards, Mike