It doesn't seem to me that "preserve the physical records" or "destroy the physical records" are the only two options. How about "stop having the taxpayers pay

It doesn't seem to me that "preserve the physical records" or "destroy the physical records" are the only two options. How about "stop having the taxpayers pay directly for the preservation of the physical records; and instead donate them to a museum / archive / historical society, who will preserve them for their own reasons"?