It is absolutely imperative that the Middletown Campus replace the three recently retired custodians. Up until recently, the department had employed 24 full time custodians, now the department has 21, a shortage of 3 full time custodians. Considering the growth of the College with an 84,000 square foot Science building; a 12,000 square foot Lab school, a 1500 square foot Devitt Center, not to mention the reopened Christine Morrison House for CAPE's use, one can see why replacing the 3 retired custodians has great merit. We now are forced to use one man to clean a two man area, those areas being, Hudson Hall, Orange Hall, Horton Hall and the third floor of Bio-Tech. To further illustrate the need, consider how the problem amplifies when the staff makes use of their accrued time off (sick, personal and vacation time.) Collectively, the total available hours for the entire group is, 5,353. With all the staff members using their time off benefits, over the course of a year's time the equivalent number of men out approximately becomes 2 1/2 more.