Report To The Parish On Facilities Expenditures, Oct 2017 – March 2018
Your parish’s Building & Equipment Maintenance Committee provides periodic updates to the parishioners on significant repairs, improvements and other major facilities-related expenses. This report covers the 6 months from October 2017 through March 2018.
Overview: In this last 6 months the parish purchased a convection oven for the Thomas House to use for the Friday Fish Fests. The oven will more than pay for itself within a year in savings over the cost of renting the oven for the monthly Fish Fest.
A new energy-efficient refrigerator was purchased for the Pastoral Center kitchen to replace the 40+ year old refrigerator. The electricity savings of over $200/year will pay for the new appliance within 3 years.
All three sites had City-required semi-annual inspection, test and certification of the backflow prevention valves on the water mains and fire sprinkler systems.
This winter the OLR site required repairs to the heating system boiler, roof leaks, purchase of a heater for Kerry’s Corner, and removal of a dead tree.
The parish rental duplex on Homer Avenue required replacement of leaking water heaters in January, and one of the units is being refurbished before listing it for rent after a long-term tenant moved out.