Logan County gets grant for digital indexing

Process designed to make records more accessible to public

The Department of State’s Electronic Recording Technology Board (ERTB) has awarded $27,695 to Logan County to complete the indexing of historical records in the county.

Secretary of State Jena Griswold said the purpose is to make the county’s official records more accessible to the public.

“Logan County will be able to better serve their constituents with completed land records thanks to my office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board,” Griswold said. “I’m proud we can make historical documents more accessible to the public.”

“This is one of many grants I have obtained to continue to make Logan County Clerk’s office records accessible for citizens while preserving them digitally for the future,” Logan County Clerk and Recorder Pam Bacon said. “(This is) allowing us to keep up with technology while saving Logan County citizens money.”

The ERTB was created in 2016 with the mission of developing, maintaining, improving, replacing, or preserving land records systems in Colorado. The ERTB’S statutory authority was renewed in 2021 with new legislation that allows the board to consider security improvements for counties’ land recording systems. The grants help counties — especially in rural Colorado — invest in technological upgrades. Since its creation, the board has awarded more than $10 million dollars to ensure county clerks are able to improve and maintain property records and other important documents. The grant agreement can be found linked to this article at www.journal-advocate.com.