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At their regular meeting on Monday, May 22, the Carroll City Council will be reviewing the new fireworks bill, Senate File 489 that was recently signed into law by Gov. Branstad, and opening discussions on how the city will provide oversight of sales and use. In addition to that, City Manager, Mike Pogge-Weaver, says council members will get their first look at the work done by the Carroll Library Steering Committee on the proposed Carroll City Library expansion in the Farner Government Building and the renovation of Commercial Savings Bank into a new City Hall.

The citys contract with OPN architects for drawings to be produced for a referendum campaign included one exterior and one interior rendering and floor plans of the new library space as well as floor plans only for the city offices in the Commercial Savings Bank building. Vice President of Commercial Savings Bank, Ryan Milligan, attended the latest Steering Committee meeting and asked OPN architects, Danielle Hermann and Joe Feldmann, if they were open to producing more detailed drawings of the city offices in the bank building.

Pogge-Weaver adds that it is not as easy to decide how to show the interior of what will be mainly office space.

Milligan says he believes more visual representations of what work is being estimated could be invaluable in helping the community come to fully understand that a bond referendum is really for two projects, not just a library. Pogge-Weaver says they are working on developing communication on that very topic.

Other agenda items include plans and specifications for downtown streetscape eight, final plats for the Danzer and Northridge fourth addition subdivisions, streetlight additions for Timber Creek East subdivision plat five and a possible discussion on the monument signage on Highway 30 east if the documents are received in time to be included in the meeting. The Carroll City Council meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the second-story council chambers at City Hall. The OPN renderings are included below.

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ASHTABULA A $108,000 window replacement project is in the works at Kent State University Ashtabula, school officials said.

Workers are replacing all of the exterior windows on the first and second floors of C-Wing in Main Hall,said Dave Schultz, director of business affairs and operations.

The project is slated for completion by June 30, he said.

"The current C-Wing windows are the original windows that were installed when Main Hall was built in 1966," Schultz said. "They will be replaced with new, high-efficiency windows, which will aesthetically blend with the windows installed during the recent A-Wing and Commons renovations."

The new windows are being installed in preparation for the renovation of C-Wing next summer, he said.

During the window replacement, the school will close the Main Hall South Lot the parking lot near the gymnasium, school officials said.

Last summer, the campus was the site of a$1.8 million project, which included a new sign and main entrance facing Lake Road West. The project also included resurfacing the east-side parking lot and adding more green space to campus.

With the addition of the Robert S. Morrison Health and Science building on the west side of the campus, college officials decided it was time to update the entrance.

Parking lots forboth the east and west sides of campus now extend from the new driveway, bringing students and visitors to the center of the campus before branching off to the various buildings.

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Like many young couples Lia and Warren Raum shared a dream of owning a beautiful home in a desirable part of town. But the Raums dream was complicated by the fact that their town was New York City, and their neighborhood of choice was the citys exclusive Upper East Side. In 1998, the couple bought a historic five-story brownstone fully aware that the only way they could afford to make it their home was to share it with others as a temporary home.

After we were married we bounced around a bit, initially living in Lias studio and my apartment, but we knew that we wanted to buy a townhouse, recalled Warren, a financial investment consultant who grew up in Connecticut. When we bought this place, our first daughter, Morgan, was nine months old. At first we lived on the third floor and began restoring the house. As the work progressed, we moved to different floors and rented the finished floors.

For the first five years, Lia handled most of the day-to-day managerial and housekeeping tasks for the 6,500-square-foot house herself, with Warren pitching in as much as he could. In the beginning, we had no administrative help whatsoever, and very little housekeeping help. The gals that helped watch our daughters also did a little housekeeping, she remembered. In 2004 we promoted our babysitter, a college student from North Carolina, to become our first part-time office assistant. Now our staff consists of a house manager who is responsible for the smooth daily operation and a housekeeper who comes in every day and stays as needed.

When the Raums had time to research their home, they learned that it was one of four rowhouses on the block designed by New York architect John Sexton in the Italianate style. It was built at 130 E. 62nd Street, between Park and Lexington avenues, in 1871, hence the dwellings name: The 1871 House.

We learned that it was originally part of some wealthy familys estate. Around the Great Depression, the house was sold and divided into rental units, explained Lia, a native New Yorker. When we bought it, it had been owned by the same family for about 50 years. Fortunately, it was structurally sound and mostly needed cosmetic workplastering, painting, updating bathrooms and kitchens. Much of the flooring is original, and we had it refinished. Whatever is not original is repurposed antique flooring, such as the wide-plank oak flooring in the foyer which came from a deserted North Carolina tobacco factory and we installed in 2005.

In 2005 the Raums undertook another major restoration projectthe replacement of 23 windows in the front and street side of the house. Since the 1871 House is in the Upper East Side Historic District, one of NYCs largest landmark districts, the Raums had to apply for a permit to proceed with the window replacement. Although their request was approved, Lia noted that she and Warren received no grant or tax credit for the $60,000 project but said they consider it a necessary investment in their historic home. The new divided-light Landmark-approved windows look much like the original wood windows and provide triple glass insulation and superior sound-reduction qualities, important factors when youre providing lodging in the middle of Manhattan, smiled Lia.

One of the most satisfying tasks that Lia has undertaken for the past 20 years is decorating and furnishing the 1871 Houses seven apartment-style units, which range from a studio with kitchenette to a three-bedroom suite. Every detail in each reflects her discerning taste and passion for creating serene, comfortable quarters that resemble a guest room in the home of a genteel relative. For example, the rear library suite, which overlooks the private terracecovered with snow during our visithas soaring windows, floor-to-ceiling bookcases lined with an eclectic range of reading material (biographies, art books, cook books, New York architecture and history, and fiction), an original marble fireplace (one of eight in the house) with a resplendent antique mirror over the mantle, original parquet wood flooring and sumptuous ecru cotton bedding with a lofty duvet. Just the tonic after a day exploring the bustling streets of Manhattan!

In the beginning we furnished the rooms with pieces we already had, but we also love to hunt for antiques for the house, Lia shared. I just found a wonderful table the other day.

With their youngest daughter, Natalie, a high school junior considering colleges, Warren and Lia will soon be empty nesters. Having lived in most of the 1871 House at one time or another, their private nest is now the entire ground floor level which is connected to a restored two-story carriage house not visible from the street.

For us the house has always been a refuge from the hubbub of city life, and we hope that it provides this for our guests as well, Lia said. Its not just a business. We want people to be happy. People choose to come here because they want a home environment, not just a hotel.

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High rated air filter: Filter prices cost $500-$3,000 for most homes.

Air purifier: Air purifiers kill the living organisms in the air that an air filter does not remove. They cost $1,400-$2,500.

Coil purifier: A coil purifier or stick light is a small ultraviolet device mounted within a few inches up to 12 inches of the evaporator coil. It stops bacterial growth before it can turn into spores and get air born. Prices range from $300-$1,000.

Heat pump: Most heat pump upgrades cost $1,000-$2,000, plus additional expenses for electrical upgrade or wiring.

Hybrid / Dual fuel: Most hybrid upgrades cost $800-$1,600. Hybrid is all the benefits of the heat pump without the loss of the good heat of a gas furnace.

Dehumidifier and fresh air: Dehumidification can get very expensive, depending on the size, location and fresh air requirements. Prices range from $2,000-$5,000.

Humidifier: The price of adding moisture to the air can vary. A simple bypass may be from $300 and a steam model can be as expensive as $1,500.

Thermostat: Most thermostats cost $100-$600. More expensive controls can be remote capable, programmable, learning or iPhone controllable.

Although all of these numbers and prices are very general, I do hope this article helps you better understand the prices for heating and air conditioning systems, and what to expect when you start going through your comfort system buying process. Remember, a good air conditioner is never seen or noticed. Its the bad ones that you have to constantly adjust to maintain comfort.

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The system "is broke and can't be repaired," said Ed Gerhardt, the district's business manager.

The hot-water boiler system will be replaced by new technology, a gas-fired, rooftop heating and cooling system, he said.

The failure did not cause any safety issues, nor did it affect personal use of hot water in the building.

The heating system was original to the school, which was constructed in 1974, said Rick Werness, buildings and grounds director for Grand Forks Public Schools.

He and other members of the district facilities maintenance staff as well as contractors from local mechanical engineering and architecture firms went room to room at Winship on Wednesday, removing ceiling tiles to check on location and quality of ductwork.

Analysis of the ductwork will allow the crew "to be strategic about where the rooftop units will go," said Andrew Budke, associate architect with JLG Architects of Grand Forks.

The heating system failure at Winship occurred as the school district is in the midst of thorough study of all its facilities, Werness said.

The study, conducted by JLG, "will look at everything," he said, and will address issues such as aging equipment.

Launched in February, the facilities assessment should be completed in January, when a final report is made public, he said.

The study, which encompasses deferred maintenance and long-range planning, will help the district evaluate its roughly 20 buildings, Gerhardt said.

"We'll look at the entire buildingthe heating and cooling, electrical, the windows."

That information will be used to prioritize "what is most important to address," he said, and for budget planning.

The cost to install a new heat pump system at Winship will be charged to the school district's building fund, Gerhardt said.

Work to prepare for installation of the new system has already begun.

Delivery of the new system equipment is expected to take between four to six weeks, he said.

The timing of the old unit's demise was a lucky break, Gerhardt said.

"We are fortunate it happened when it did. ... It would have been more catastrophic if it had happened during the winter."

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SEATTLE (AP) A man, who federal prosecutors label a cheat and a bully, will spend time in prison for tax crimes.

Brent Meisner, who was found to have left about $170,000 in income off his 2009 tax return, was sentenced Friday to 1 years prison, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.

Meisner, a former executive with an Alaskan Native corporation subsidiary, was convicted of the tax crime in February.

Though Meisner was acquitted of conspiracy and extortion-related charges in Tacoma, Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Reese Jennings and Siddharth Velamoor maintain Meisner defrauded Doyon Ltd., a Fairbanks corporation wholly owned by Alaska Natives.

"Meisner was not merely a tax cheat," the prosecutors said in court papers. "He was a bully, a narcissist, and a white-collar gangster. He felt entitled to things to which he clearly was not. He took things from others, justifying the theft with an oversized sense of self-entitlement and self-worth."

Doyon was established in the 1970s to protect the land rights of Alaska Natives who were In danger of losing their property when Alaska became a state in 1959.

In 2008, Doyon bought Cherokee General Corp., a construction company that specialized in government work. Meisner was hired as president of the company, which was renamed Doyon/Cherokee.

As president, Meisner selected subcontractors. He was able to boost the business of other firms by picking them for lucrative government jobs awarded to Doyon/Cherokee.

In 2009, Doyon/Cherokee was the prime contractor on large projects at several Seattle-area military installations. According to prosecutors, Meisner had "tremendous power in deciding which subcontractors would get work, who would supply materials, and who would not."

Jennings and Velamoor accused Meisner of taking a $200,000 kitchen remodeling job in his home in Gig Harbor as a kickback from Department of Defense subcontractors. Meisner was convicted of tax crimes after he failed to report the remodeling work to the IRS.

Port Angeles Defense Attorney Karen Unger, who represents Meisner, asked that her client be sentenced to probation.

"Mr. Meisner has spent his entire life as a responsible and hard-working individual. He managed to serve his country, find a career, without the benefit of a college education, and earn the kind of income that he would never have knowingly jeopardized."

Meisner is no longer allowed to obtain government contracts due to his involvement in the matter.

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An office building on downtown's W. Wisconsin Ave. will be converted into nearly 150 apartments.(Photo: CommercialSearch.com)

An underused office building on downtown's west side will be converted into nearly 150 apartments, the latest in a series of similar nearby projects.

The 12-story building, at 735 W. Wisconsin Ave., has been sold toRosemont, Ill.-based 3L Real Estate, the firm announced Friday.

3L is ready to begin a $15 million conversion of the 110,00-square-foot building into144 one-bedroom and studio apartments, the firm said. Monthly rents are expected to start at $900.

The735 West buildingsproximity to MarquetteUniversity, the future Milwaukee Bucks arena,restaurants and other attractions "render it perfect for conversion to residential use, said Joe Slezak, 3L chief executive officer.

At the same time, we are confident that the building will benefit the surrounding neighborhood," Slezak saidin a statement.

The building was sold for an undisclosed price by Zilber Ltd.

Its commercial tenants include Wells Fargo Bank, which will remain in the building's street-level retail space, according to 3L.

Construction is set to begin this summer with the project completed in summer 2018.First Midwest Bank will be providing aconstruction loan for the project.

Building amenities will include bike storage, free internet, condostyle apartment finishes anda fitness center.

735 West is the latest in a series of commercialbuildings on or near W. Wisconsin Ave. converted to apartments over the past two years.

The largest project, the $31 million conversion of a long-vacant 11-story office building, 401 W. Michigan St., intoThe Buckler, with 207 high-end apartments, was completed in February 2016.

Other projects include the conversion of the historicGermania Building,135 W. Wells St., into 46 market-rate and 44 affordable apartments. That $14.1 million project will be completed in July.

Also,the 49-unit700 Lofts, 700 W. Michigan St., and the 105-unitMKE Lofts Downtown, 152 W. Wisconsin Ave., both opened in 2015.

Meanwhile,the new owners of the Grand Avenue mall are pursuing redevelopment plans that include converting that property's Plankinton Arcade, on W. Wisconsin Ave.between N. 2nd St. and N. Plankinton Ave.,into 50 apartments.

3L's investment comes amid an unprecedented downtown building boom. Itoccurs even as other apartment developers are delaying their plans because of concerns about a possible surplus of new units.

Tom Daykin can be reached at tdaykin@jrn.com

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Malden, MA Seaver Construction has entered into the construction phasefor the development of afirst-class office building on the Malden River for owner Combined Properties, Inc. 295 Canal St. will offer a unique opportunity for businesses seeking quality and value.

The five-story structurewill total55,117 s/f. Each level will offerwindow lines affordinga natural light, water views and Boston skyline views.

The project is located adjacent to the Malden Bike Path, also known as the Northern Strand Community Trail and offers pedestrian accessibility to Maldens downtown retail and restaurants.

Being on a busy intersection and proximal to some residential buildings, there is special attention given mitigation of dust and noise and vibration monitoring for pile installation.

The building is supported on precast piles extending about 70 feet below grade. The structural system consists of structural steel framing with cast in place concrete slab on composite decks. The exterior skin is a balance of manufactured stone and glass.

The architectural design was performed by Combined Properties in-house design department.

The construction management team at Seaver Construction along with owners management group at Combined Properties, Inc. worked with the City of Malden agencies and a team of subcontractors and consultants to carry out the construction activities. The project is on track with both budget and schedule.

Combined Properties, Inc. is a full-service investment and development real estate firm specializing in commercial and multi-family residential properties.

Seaver Construction is a general contracting and construction management firm.

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