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New Milford Borough Hall.(Photo: Philip DeVencentis/NorthJersey.com)

What's new:The Borough Council has proposed a $20.7 million budget for 2017 that would raise municipal taxes by less than 1 percent.

Thebudget isup $162,035, or a fraction of1percent, from last year. It is supported byatax levy of $16.36 million,up $17,059from last year.

What it means:Themunicipaltax rate would remain $1.035per $100 of assessed valuationfor the second straight year.The owner of a home assessed at the boroughs average of $325,511 would see no changetohis or her municipal tax bill of $3,369.

Boroughofficials saythe tax rate is staying flat, in the face of amodesttax levy increase, because theboroughs ratable base ortotal taxable valuation is going up.

Mayor AnnSubrizisaidratablesincreased by more than $11 million over the past two years.

There is a tremendous amount of additions and things going on in the southwest corner of town that could easilyaccount for millions of dollars, she said. We have a lot of people investing in New Milford, and our home values are increasing, so that creates a bigger ratable base.

What's in it:Theproposed budget includes the followingincreases:

Several of the most significantbudget increasesare out of theborough's direct control,Subrizisaid.

About $1.5 million in surplus would be applied to the proposed budget.

Subrizisaid officialsarecontrolling theuse ofsurplus and stretchingcosts formajorprojects, so that residents are not wallopedwithonehuge bill.The proposed budget projects the followingdebt-service payments, including those for bonds, interest and other loans:$1.05 millionthis year, $1.03 millionnext year and $1.02 millionin 2019.

Referring to major projects either finished or ongoing, the mayor said, In spite of the fact that we bonded for the police station, the firehouses and [remediation of] the brook, we did it at a time when all of our other debt was paid off. Andwe were able to spread it out in a moderate fashion, at a very low interest rate.

Theborough will receive $1.62 million instate aid this year, the same amount it received last year.

What's next:A public hearing on the2017 budget will be Monday at 8 p.m.at Borough Hall, at930 River Road.The council is also expected to vote on adoption of the budget that night.

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Now that Malcolm Butler signed his contract tender, the New England Patriots can trade the Super Bowl XLIX hero. Bill Belichick would need the right offer to come his way if he's to give up a Pro Bowl-caliber corner playing for dirt cheap.

It sounds like that offer might not come ahead of Thursday's draft in Philadelphia. At least it might not come from the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints were hot after Butler early in the restricted free-agent process, even holding a visit with the corner.

The price tag to bring Butler to New Orleans, however, could be more that Sean Payton and Co. are willing to pay.

The MMQB's Peter King reported Monday that the Saints are leaning towards keeping their first three picks (11, 32, 42), per a source familiar with the team's thinking. Per King, the Saints believe the depth of the draft could land them several Day 1 contributors between picks 25 and 75. The Saints seem to have soured on the thought of dealing one or more high picks for Butler, and paying the corner a long-term, big-money contract.

While flipping draft picks for an established playmaker seems like a prudent move for a franchise that has repeatedly swung and missed on defensive additions, the Saints appear to value those selections more highly at this stage.

New Orleans owns two first-round picks (11, 32), a high second-rounder (42) and two third-round picks (76, 103). In a draft deep at defensive back, and the Saints needing playmakers at every level to improve a limp defense, sinking multiple assets to acquire Butler doesn't seem as sexy as a few months ago.

There is still a chance before the draft that the Saints or another club swoops in and offers Belichick a bounty for a player who seems to have an expiration date in New England. If no offer comes, the Patriots will simply head into 2017 with two Pro Bowl-caliber corners as they seek a sixth Super Bowl trophy. Throne of Ease, indeed.

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BM Windows, an independent replacement window and door company in San Diego, California, reported recently that the first quarter of 2017 was the best first quarter in company history. What is more, it was also one of the best quarters ever for the growing company, having worked with more than 100 San Diego area families for replacement windows and doors during that period.

BM Windows has seen steady growth in the past several years, even moving into a new facility last year with a larger warehouse, more office space, and a larger showroom to accommodate the increased business. They have also hired additional office staff and installation teams to handle the additional volume of work and to make sure all of their customers receive the exceptional level of service for which the San Diego company is known.

Michal Bohm, owner and founder of BM Windows, had this to say about his companys growth, We are very pleased with this years first quarter sales numbers. Typically, the summer is the busiest time in the replacement window industry in Southern California, but this winter was one of the best quarters weve had in terms of the number of replacement windows and doors sold and the number of San Diego households we served.

Bohm continued, We attribute our companys continued success to the hard work and dedication of our employees, as well as to our loyal customers who are constantly referring our company to their friends, families, and neighbors. As an independent, locally owned replacement window company, we appreciate each and every referral and work hard to maintain our high standards of service, even as our business continues to grow. As the owner, I make sure to stay intimately involved in the companys operations and constantly provide my staff with training in the areas of window and door installation and customer service.

BM Windows also recently reached the milestone of having received more than 100 five-star reviews on Yelp, the popular business review site. Many of the customer reviews cite the companys excellent customer service, quality products, and competitive pricing as the reasons for their high ratings.

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BM Windows is a San Diego replacement window and patio door company specializing in vinyl retrofit products that perform well in coastal climates. The company was established with an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and follows a simple philosophydeliver high-quality products and service at affordable prices, without the hassle of high-pressure sales presentations. BM Windows has completed thousands of replacement window and door installations throughout San Diego County and was recently named one of the Fastest Growing Dealers by Door & Window Market Magazine. BM Windows was also named Dealer of the Year by Window & Door Magazine for excellence in customer service. Learn more about BM Windows at https://www.bmwindowsca.com/.

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George Senerth (right) WhidbeyHealth executive director of facilities, checks on construction progress of the new addition. Its innovative heating and cooling system is predicted to reduce energy use by half. Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times

Climate change is coming to WhidbeyHealth Medical Center.

An innovative heating and cooling system being installed at its $50 million new addition could turn the facility into one of the most energy-efficient hospitals in the country.

Known as a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system, it will respond quickly when patients want their rooms warmer or cooler and it could cut energy use and bills in half.

Comparing it to conventional systems, Im told with the VRF system the energy savings is 50 percent, said George Senerth, executive director of facilities for the healthcare system.

Cutting back on its heating and cooling bills means less demand for electricity, and ultimately less burning of fossil fuels.

This is very unique for the West Coast. Its energy efficient but not with high cost, says Don Iverson, mechanical engineer at Coffman Engineers, Inc., a consultant on the project. Youre not creating a very high construction cost to get energy efficiency.

WhidbeyHealth Medical Centers new 39-patient room addition, designed by HDR Architecture, is expected to open by summer. The hospitals contractor is Andersen Construction.

Construction is about 82 percent complete, Senerth said.

Seattle-based Coffman Engineers suggested using the VFR system as a way to reduce electric bills and more efficiently provide climate control. The Coupeville-based hospital depends on propane and electricity for heating and cooling, which are more expensive than natural gas.

Hospitals may heal people, but they tend to be unhealthy for the environment.

Thats because most hospitals rely on a traditional reheat system that blows cold air into hundreds of rooms at the same time from a large, centrally-located ventilation system.

The air is delivered cold because some interior rooms need cooling. Rooms that dont need cooling have individual heating coils that heat the cooled air back up to room temperature.

As much as 40 percent of all energy consumed by a hospital is used for reheating, Iverson says.

Instead of blowing air continuously throughout a building using a standard compressor, VFR systems use variable speed compressors and technology that sense when a room needs to be cooled or heated.

With variable refrigerant flow technology, it spreads out the control of the system into a zoned basis, Iverson explained. Heating coils are controlled by the room, not the central system.

Thermostats exist in patient rooms now, Senerth said, but theyre inefficient.

Our system is so old that if a patient turns it down to 68 degrees from 74 degrees, it will take awhile, he said.

The VFR system recovers heat from where its not needed and redirects it. It also senses when a rooms temperature rises as more people gather, such as in a conference room. It adjusts accordingly.

Whidbeys addition is designed with two long corridors with windows facing south and north. Although built as a two-story addition, only one floor is being used for patients.

We have north-facing patient rooms and south-facing patient rooms, Iverson said. We need to cool the south facing and we need to heat north facing. This system is ideal for that.

The VRF concept was developed in Japan decades ago and caught on in Europe long before it came to the United States.

Its been installed in mid-size buildings throughout the country, but WhidbeyHealth is the first health care facility to install it large-scale for a patient wing.

Students with the University of Washingtons Integrated Design Lab are tracking the project to gauge energy savings. It could qualify for a maximum rebate from Puget Sound Energy, which requires a 25 percent reduction in energy usage.

It will reduce the load of electricity needed from Puget Sound Energy and it will save them coal, Iverson said.

Another plus is that patients will breathe air thats only been recirculated from their own rooms and not the entire building as is done with conventional systems, Iverson explained.

In addition to projected energy savings, the WhidbeyHealth addition is designed to reduce water usage with low flow plumbing fixtures and less irrigation, said Annette Himelick with HDR Architecture.

A courtyard being built as an outdoor extension of the existing cafeteria is designed with conservation in mind, Himelick added.

The site is landscaped with 100 percent Pacific Northwest native plants, 65 percent of them native to the island. These native plants do not have the same irrigation needs that other plants require.

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Con artists appear to be targeting elderly homeowners in sections of Queens.

The suspects convince people to get roof repairs and pay in cash only later do residents learn the work is sub-standard.

As CBS2s Dave Carlin reported, police in Middle Village posted signs warning residents of a door-to-door scam.

I was scammed, yes I was definitely scammed, Patricia Zinza said.

Zinza wishes she had never opened her door to the strangers she said skillfully wormed their way up to her roof.

A young fella came to the door, knocked on the door, we looked at your roof, you need a roof repair, she said.

She initially said no, but the men insisted.

You gotta do it right away, you gotta do it right away, they told her.

He said Ill settle for $4,000 and nothing less, and like a fool, I gave them a check, she said.

Zinza is a member of the Juniper Park Civic Association, and when she told the others on her board about it, they figured she was scammed.

Jumping in to investigate was their leader Bob Holden.

They usually target seniors between April and August of a particular year, and its been going on for decades, he said.

Holden had expert roofer John Dickman double-check the work done on Zinzas home. She thought she had paid for her roof to be completely sealed, but Dickman found no evidence of that.

What these guys do is they go up, they merely spray the roof with a diluted aluminum roof coating, Dickman explained.

Really, all it was, was silver paint, Zinza said.

There were several numbers for the first roofer, and CBS2s Carlin tried them all, never sure if he was getting through to the right person.

Police said sometimes, scam artists steal the identities of legitimate roofers, making them difficult to track down. They said they need neighbors to help spread the word and help them stop the scam with tips to avoid getting conned.

The warnings posted on trees and power poles are a heads up for homeowners to ignore anyone knocking on doors offering roof repairs or other fix it jobs.

Top offs that the workers are not legit include vehicles with out of state plates and demanding cash payments for the work.

Another scam involves awning repairs. Con artists get money up front for the work, but never return.

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City council voted Wednesday to reduce permit fees for residents wishing to install solar reflective roofing (cool roofs), unanimously deciding against a proposed ordinance that would have required the technology on new roofs in the City of Malibu.

So-called cool roof technology is designed to reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat than a standard roof, according to a report prepared by city staff. Cool roofs can reduce a roofs surface temperature by several degrees, resulting in a reduction of heat transferred into the building below.

Instead of enacting the requirement, council voted to give an incentive in the words of Mayor Pro Tem Skylar Peak: A nice little green carrot with a Benjamin on it, and they can use that carrot if they want.

The idea was originally brought forward by City Council Member Laura Rosenthal in November 2016 as a green initiative modeled on a similar program in the City of Los Angeles. The motion to direct staff to write the ordinance passed unanimously in November, but since then the makeup of the council has changed and more research has been done, throwing the effectiveness of the technology into question.

Sometimes solutions are inappropriate for our geographic region, David Brotman, former planning commissioner, said in comments before council on Wednesday. Cool roofs are least efficient in our [climate] zone.

Brotman described research he had undertaken. His findings: Malibu tends to have low rates of air conditioning use in the summer and low rates of heating use in the winter. In other words, cool roofs may be unnecessary in the summer (since energy is not being used to cool buildings) and have adverse effects in the winter (when the sun warms homes sufficiently).

While your hearts are in the right place, I urge you not to adopt this ordinance, Brotman continued. I know that we all are concerned about energy, but make sure you understand the technical aspect of what youre doing. Its not required here. It will not have the effect you think it will.

Council considered the argument.

I think its been perceived that its been a lot warmer here, Peak said. I dont think its as hot here as it is in LA or over the hill. Peak also said he was not comfortable with reflective roofs changing views for every one staring down on Malibu from the Santa Monica Mountains.

City staff said they had done research on the technology before bringing the ordinance forward and felt it would be effective for Malibu; however, they provided the caveat that their temperature research included the entirety of the 90265 zip code including hotter areas in the hills outside Malibu city limits.

For the 90265 zip code which we all know extends beyond our city limit the number of cooling degree days is much much larger than the number of heating degree days, Malibu Environmental Sustainability Manager Andrew Sheldon explained. Across the whole city, we are likely to save energy overall.

While Peak and Rosenthal seemed inclined to, in Peaks words, Push the envelope when it came to environmental standards, in the end, council decided to take a less drastic step significantly reducing permitting fees for those who wish to install cool roof technology on their homes. Fees, Environmental Sustainability Director Craig George, described, vary for re-roofing permits but hover around a couple hundred dollars. He added that around 100 re-roofing permits are issued per year in the city.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global roofing adhesive market to grow at a CAGR of nearly 7% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.

The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global roofing adhesive market for 2017-2021. Technavios database and industry-specific repositories are used for defining the hypothesis for the study, which is further fine-tuned through primary research involving industry experts.

Growing investment in the building and construction industry, particularly in the residential sector, is driving the demand for roofing adhesives during the forecast period. The rise in urban populations and the standard of living are driving the investment in new residential constructions, notably in emerging economies of APAC. APAC is anticipated to witness the highest growth rate because of the rise in the demand for residential, non-residential, and infrastructure activities in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.

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Technavio chemicals and materials analysts highlight the following three factors that are contributing to the growth of the global roofing adhesive market:

Increasing demand from emerging economies

The increase in residential and non-residential building constructions in emerging economies is expected to boost the application of roofing adhesives during the forecast period. The emerging countries such as India, China, Indonesia, Russia, and Brazil are expected to drive the demand for roofing adhesives. In 2015, the GDP of India and China was around 7.56% and 6.9%, respectively.

Ajay Adhikari, a lead additives, adhesives, and sealants research analyst at Technavio, says, The availability of land, cheap labor, and fewer government regulations have made many roofing adhesives vendors to shift their manufacturing centers to these regions. Higher disposable incomes and changing lifestyles in these economies have led to higher growth in the construction market.

Growth in building and construction industry

The output of the global building and construction industry is anticipated to grow by more than 80% and reach USD 15.5 trillion in 2030. Countries such as India, China, and the US are expected to have more than 50% of the total market share. The transformation of the economy is consumer driven and service-centered. It offers opportunities for the growth of building and construction in education, healthcare, and commercial infrastructure.

The growth in 2015 was mainly driven by worldwide construction, improvement in living standards of individuals, and continued urbanization. Globally, residential construction increased to nearly 3% in 2014, led by the expenditure in North American residential development. The residential construction sector of Western Europe experienced an increase of more than 1%, adds Ajay.

Growing urban population

The building and construction market in India is anticipated to grow almost twice as China in 2030. The urban population in India is anticipated to grow more than 160 million in 2030 and Delhi alone is expected have 10.4 million people. Other developing countries such as parts of Africa and Latin America are expected to reach 46% in 2020 from 40% in 2010.

The developed construction markets across the globe such as those of the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany are focusing on upgrading the quality of the existing public infrastructure, whereas, in developing economies such as Asian and African nations, the construction market is focusing on the development of new public infrastructures.

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)fell shortof its first-quarter subscriber targets, but it's off to a good start for the second quarter. CEO Reed Hastings announced on Friday afternoon that Netflix had hit 100 million members.

Hastings chose an unusual way to reveal that his company's user base had cracked nine figures. He posted a photo of himself, enjoying a steak dinner at Denny's (NASDAQ: DENN) on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Hastings has a history of celebrating milestones this way.

Image source: Reed Hastings on Facebook.

Hastings put out the celebratory post after the market closed on Friday, so investors will have to wait until Monday to gauge the market's reaction. It's still encouraging, even if it's odd to see the man behind the biggest S&P 500 gainer through the past four years eating alone at Denny's. The photo's caption suggests that it's the way he celebrated cracking a million members several years earlier:

Celebrating 100m members the same way I did 1m: a steak alone at Denny's.#superstitious

The milestone is a pretty big deal, especially since earlier in the week Netflix revealed that it closed out the first quarter with 98.75 million streaming accounts. Its earlier guidance was calling for 99 million, making this a rare miss for Netflix.

Netflix on Monday initiated a forecast of 3.2 million net additions for the second quarter. It was 1.25 million net additions away from 100 million, and with the fifth season of House of Cards not rolling until May 30, it was easy to assume the company would crack that ceiling at some point in May.

"Netflix's subscriber tally should cross into nine figures by early May, and you can be sure that bears will let the market know if it's mid-May and Netflix hasn't issued a press release," I wrote on Tuesday. We didn't have to wait long for this welcome surprise.

Nabbing 1.25 million net additions in the first three weeks of the quarter is huge. Having another cult fave original on its hands -- 13 Reasons Why -- is helping, but with House of Cards on tap for next month, it's easy to wonder if Netflix is once again being conservative in its forecast for 3.2 million additions. It landed more than a million more net additions than it was forecasting in the third and fourth quarters of last year.

Hastings has more than earned that steak dinner at Denny's. As a member of Facebook's board of directors, he's chosen the social-networking giant before as his way to break news of a major milestone. It probably won't be the last time we see him posting on Facebook from Denny's, though the path to 200 million or even 150 million will take a long time.

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