Construction Update - November 27, 2013

Our new Meeting House passed some important reviews and tests this past week. The Town of Somers Fire 
Marshall was here and the alarms system and sprinkler system passed inspection. The kitchen has received 
a preliminary approval and will be ready for its final inspection in the next couple of weeks. We are also in the 
process of getting ready to pass the inspection for fire extinguishers and other life safety codes as well as the 
final Health Department inspection.
Work is very close to completion in the Foundation Room, Pilgrim Hall and second floor Meeting Room. 
Painting is done, all of the light fixtures have been installed and the flooring is complete. Terry Deveney, 
our Site Superintendent from Petra Construction has sealed off the upstairs rooms to make sure nothing will 
disturb them now that they are nearly completed. As the pictures we have been sharing each Sunday morning 
will testify, the new Meeting House is going to be amazing and the various spaces and rooms within it will be 
welcoming and well suited to their particular functions.
The Building Committee was pleasantly surprised at their November 26 meeting to find work being done to 
install turf next to the driveway on the east side of the building We had concluded that we would need to seed 
the area in the spring, but found that Nate Daniels of Twin State Turf Farm had donated the necessary turf and 
Frank Cicciarella of Frank’s Landscaping and Construction had sent his men to install it. They have given us 
the finished look we were not expecting to see until next spring.
The Verdin Company is scheduled to be on site on December 2 to do the finishing work on the bell and to 
install the carillon. Once the carillon is installed we are planning on turning it on so there will be bells ringing 
from our steeple once again at 9 A.M., Noon and 6 P.M. daily. This has been one of the things most missed by 
our neighbors in town and we are all looking forward to hearing the bells once again.
Green Construction Company was on site this week to remove the temporary boiler and water heater that 
have been in the temporary room in the office lobby this past year. The offices and meeting rooms in the office 
wing will now be heated by the Meeting House boiler. This should prove to be more efficient. The temporary 
water heater and boiler were purchased by the church so we will be looking to dispose of them in the very near 
future.
The Building Committee chose ALTEL Systems, Inc., of Brewster, New York to take care of installing our 
Audiovisual Systems. They will be working with the committee and our acoustician to define the complete 
scope of the work to be done and planning for systems needed in the sanctuary, foundation room and auxiliary 
locations. ALTEL representatives met with the Building Committee and showed a clear understanding of our 
commitment to installing what is needed, within the confines of the budget we have before us. 
Design work is virtually completed so work should begin very soon on replacing the sanctuary ceiling. There 
was also design work completed for the trough, which will house the workings of the organ and run between 
the console and the pipes.
Thanksgiving makes this a short work week, but there is a great deal of progress being made. We are happy 
to know that each day brings us closer to the day when we will celebrate the opening of our new Meeting 
House.