Maintenance Department

The Maintenance Department’s Director of Plant Services is a full-time member of our management team with a staff that is available 8 hours a day/7 days a week. Someone is on-call for evening and nighttime emergencies every day of the year.

The Department is responsible for:        

• Maintaining electrical and plumbing systems and replacing equipment for        
• Heating/Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems for apartments as well as roof-top units        
• Plumbing and Pipe systems, from boiler room to residents’ kitchens and bath fixtures        
• Wiring and major electrical appliances in apartments: refrigerators, washer/dryer units/ovens/ranges and refrigerators        
• Maintaining and overseeing all Fire Safety equipment, including        
• The fire alarm system throughout apartment buildings, Bishop White Lodge, Service and Common areas of the community        
• Sprinkler system and pressure pumps        
• Installation and maintenance of life safety equipment in apartments        
• Interior and Exterior Painting        
• Complete renovation of resident apartments prior to occupancy using resident’s choice of paint and carpet color        
• Snow and ice removal from walkways, driveways, parking areas and residents’ cars        
• Hanging residents’ pictures and mirrors at no charge.        
• Minor repair of residents’ lamps, small appliances and furniture (may incur some cost for materials).

All members of the Maintenance staff are Cathedral Village employees. Supervisors of the major areas of responsibility include a Master Plumber and staff who are certified in HVAC and electrical systems, plumbing and pipe systems, Freon extraction, and career carpenters and painters.

Green Energy and Environmental Safety
Twenty percent (20%) of our electrical supply comes from “green energy” sources. Electrical usage is further conserved by a computerized Energy Management System that controls the supply of electricity to nonessential systems during times of heavy load demand. Additional changes to conserve energy include:

• Replacement of all interior and exterior hallway lighting throughout the entire community with the highest efficiency rated lighting that the market offers.       
• Supplying all apartments with high efficiency rated lighting in entrance foyers, bathrooms and closets.
• Supplying residents with Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) for personal lamps at no charge.

Cathedral Village residents actively support our role of preserving a Green and Safe environment. An extensive Recycling Program, managed by Maintenance Department, reclaims and recycles:       

• Paper and cardboard
• Bottles, cans and plastics       
• Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs and other high efficiency lighting       
• Batteries of all shapes and sizes from the tiniest hearing aids to vehicle and large equipment batteries
• Computers and television sets       
• Large appliances for scrap metal, including refrigeration equipment after the removal of Freon.