Lowell Deeds

The plan to change the upper record hall is in its final stage. A new counter will be built extending from the present Copy/Plan counter to the Elm Street wall of the building. This counter will also be pushed inward to approximately the phone booth. All space within this new area will be used for registry operations.

Here is a list of the other changes that will take place:

The cabinet holding the consolidated Grantor Indexes from 1976-1995 (and various others) will be removed. The Indexes will be put in storage.

The table/storage drawer unit between the Grantor Cabinet (76-95) and the Elm Street wall will be removed.

The table/storage drawer unit to the left of the cabinet holding record books 10730-11393 (the table currently holding the paper cutter) will be replaced with a new table.

The record books along Elm Street numbered from 11394-12237 will be removed. They will be placed in storage in the registry.

The Middlesex South Satellite Office will be relocated to what is now the Copy/Plan Area.

The Copy/Plan Area will be moved down to the Elm Street wall side of the building.

The present Middlesex North Recording Counter will change from an “L shape” to a straight counter connected to the adjacent wall.

The rigger hired to move the units has been contacted. Our plan is to remove the 76-95 Grantor Cabinet before September 15. Before moving the departments we need to do electrical work, computer networking, painting and plastering. This will take a few weeks.

The Middlesex South Satellite Office will probably move in early October.

We are still considering removing the cabinet and bookcases that hold record books 8174-9763 (the book case nearest the stairwell) and cabinet holding
record books 10730-11393 and storing the books onsite.

Also, we are seriously considering turning the registry into an Internet hotspot. Our hope is this will encourage people to bring laptops and work comfortably from anywhere in the registry.