Examples of use of deferred maintenance
1. The Park Service said national parks across the country need $6 billion in deferred maintenance, a figure that has more than doubled in eight years.
2. A study by the Economic Policy Institute estimates that spending $20 billion on deferred maintenance in school districts across the country would create nearly 250,000 skilled maintenance jobs.
3. "Those deferred maintenance investments are fundamental to maintaining a capital infrastructure." Oklahoma transportation director Gary Ridley justifies his state‘s wish list in similar terms.
4. Even with Green‘s donation, the school is $25 million in debt and has deferred maintenance costs between $50 million and $60 million.
5. In Ohio, for example, deferred maintenance at public campuses is a $5 billion problem, about 20 times the state‘s yearly maintenance budget.