 Recently, after a slow start, improvements to our building finally began. You may remember that earlier this year Holy Martyrs contracted with a local engineer to assess the building and infrastructure, and to provide us with a ten-year capital improvement plan. The plan is broken down annually and it progressively outlines the needed repairs and installations for each year. Preceding the ten-year plan was a short list of "immediate needs" that all agreed should (and would) be escalated. Some examples of these items include a fire-suppression system for the kitchen, new smoke detectors and fire warning systems for the building in general, GFCI electrical outlets in the kitchen, bathroom, and boiler room areas, and building stairwell modifications necessary to meet present code requirements. Also being given priority is painting the wall at the front of the church (to the left and right of the altar) and lighting modifications in the church itself. In the weeks to come, you may notice different types of lights and concepts being tried as we experiment to determine the best possible solution. 
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