The Buildings and Grounds Committee oversees maintenance, upkeep, and mandated safety regulation enforcement for all St Francis de Sales buildings and properties. These include the church, rectory, garage, tool-shed, Parish Hall, surrounding lawns, driveways, walking paths, steps, ramps, porches, and parking lots. The basketball court and playground areas of the properties leased and maintained by the town of Shandaken, are also subject to archdiocese recreation area safety requirements. Snow removal and lawn care are sub-contracted by season.

Oversight tasks include: heating, plumbing, electrical, lighting, painting, building integrity, stairway and public access area safety, fire extinguishers, smoke and CO₂ alarms, exit lighting, handyman type repairs, etc. Generally, tasks such as appliance replacement or repair/servicing are competitively bid and decided via Parish Council discussion and vote.

The Buildings and Grounds Committee Leader serves as the maintenance task coordinator and is a voting member of the Parish Council. Parishioners with specific trade skills or interests, as well as folks handy with a paint brush, are welcome. We have the equipment, and will supply paint, brushes, and other materials, as needed. To offer some expertise, or to step up and take something OFF the list, CONTACT the Chairperson, whose name and number are listed in our bulletin.