Buildings Grounds Department 900 Mill Road Ebenezer Building

Buildings & Grounds Department 900 Mill Road (Ebenezer Building) West Seneca, NY 14224 Phone 716 -677 -3681

Jim Heimburg Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds Pat Curtin Assistant Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds Donna Ellis Secretary, Buildings & Grounds

The Seven men in the section cover all forms of work in the basic building trades. Electrical Plumbing Carpentry Masonry Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

We maintain, repair, and install: Hundreds of electrical motors All Electrical distribution panels and switch gear Thousands of electrical circuit breakers and fuses Thousands of switches and receptacles Thousands of lighting fixtures Miles of electrical and data wiring All forms of electrical appliances and tools

We maintain, repair, and install: Miles of water, waste, heating, air, and gas piping All associated valves and regulators Hundreds of sinks, toilets, urinals, and other fixtures

We maintain, repair, and install: Hundreds of Doors, Windows, Partitions, Shelves, Countertops, Ceilings, Cabinets, Lockers, Floors and Roofs

We maintain, repair, and install: Brick, Tile, Terrazzo, Plaster, Block, Drywall Exterior and Interior Walls, Floors, Stairs Sidewalks and other Concrete Areas

We maintain, repair, and install: District Energy Management System Thermostats, Control Valves and Dampers 27 Heating Boilers (both Steam and hot water) Hundreds of Exhaust Fans and Air Handlers All District Air Conditioning Equipment All Food Service Refrigeration and Equipment

We construct new areas to meet the changing needs of the educational system. We have built: Handicap Accessible Lavatories, Classrooms, Weight and Exercise Rooms, Computer Labs, Home Ec Rooms etc.

The nine men in this section cover all forms of outdoor maintenance and operations, as well as many other tasks.

The Grounds Section clears all District roads and parking lots of snow and ice. This amounts to 1, 151, 000 square feet or Over 26 acres of area are plowed!

The Grounds Section maintains all District fields 10 Full and partial football fields, 8 Soccer fields, 6 Lacrosse fields, 4 Baseball diamonds 4 Softball diamonds, 2 Field Hockey fields

The Grounds Section maintains all District lawns and green spaces The District has over 190 acres of grass to be mowed!

The Grounds Section moves large quantities of food, printed material, supplies and equipment all around our district every day

Twice a day we pick up garbage at each of our buildings and deliver it to the refuse site.

Our Schools are staffed by: v 10 Head Custodians v 3 Sr. Custodians (2 Sr. Highs & E Middle) v 25 Custodians v 3 Laborers (Highs & Middle Schools) v 46 Cleaners v 12 buildings to clean & Maintain “WE” maintain 1. 2 Million SF

The Buildings & Grounds Department fights a daily battle against a myriad of physical, mechanical, logistical, and weather-related problems associated with running a very large school district. Our staff does a very difficult job, and does it very well. We want to do our job well so that……. A teacher’s only concern is teaching……. And a student’s only concern is learning…….