The maintenance department doesn’t serve one school: It helps maintain every school building, field, playground, parking lot, sidewalk and district property in Wantagh.

The new maintenance facility will dramatically increase the district’s indoor space for maintenance vehicles, machinery, tools and equipment, giving the maintenance department a facility that better supports the work it performs across the entire district.

Plows, snow blowers, landscaping equipment, tractors, machinery and other equipment last longer when they can be properly stored and maintained indoors rather than continually exposed to rain, snow, ice, sun and changing temperatures.

The new facility will significantly expand indoor storage, helping protect that equipment from the elements to extend its useful life and get more value out of what the district already owns.

When equipment is stored outside during a storm, maintenance crews may first have to clear snow and ice from the equipment itself and the areas around it before they can begin clearing the district.

With plows, snow blowers and other equipment stored indoors, crews can be better positioned to get equipment out and working to clear parking lots, roadways, sidewalks and school entrances cleared so our schools can safely reopen.

More indoor space also means maintenance work doesn’t have to stop simply because the weather doesn’t cooperate.

The facility will give district personnel additional protected space to service equipment, make repairs, and perform maintenance work throughout the year.

The bond proposes significant investments in playgrounds, athletic fields, buildings and grounds. Those investments will need to be maintained long after construction is complete. Better facilities are only as good as our ability to take care of them.

The new maintenance facility gives the district’s maintenance team the space and infrastructure necessary to protect those investments and keep Wantagh’s schools and grounds looking and functioning the way our community expects.

A Better Location for Maintenance Operations
The new location also provides an important benefit to the surrounding community.

Moving the maintenance facility away from nearby residential homes creates greater separation between residents and the everyday activities associated with a working maintenance operation.

Maintenance work sometimes needs to begin very early in the morning, particularly during snowstorms and weather events when schools need to be prepared before students and staff arrive.

Vehicles, plows, machinery and other equipment naturally create noise when they are started and moved.

Relocating the facility farther from residential properties provides a more appropriate location for those operations and gives crews greater flexibility to begin necessary work when it needs to be done.