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Franklin Lakes The Borough Council last week turned down a proposal to allow eight-foot-high deer fences after debating over several months whether to introduce an ordinance adding them to its building code. Currently six-foot fences are allowed, but effective deer fences are two feet higher.

"I've decided it doesn't make sense," Mayor Frank Bivona said at the councils meeting Nov. 6. "First I was for it and now I'm against it."

Bivona said he had spoken with residents and the code official and determined the issue is better left alone.

"The fences work better where there are large lots," Bivona said. "I reviewed Alpine's ordinance and they have more property up there."

"I think you're right," Councilwoman Ann Swist said. "We don't have that kind of space here."

While the mayor and council agreed there is a deer problem in the borough, they worried about the appearance of such fences.

"These fences won't fix our deer problem," Bivona said.

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PHOENIX Sandy Alderson expects Citi Field to have "pretty close" to similar dimensions to Shea Stadium next season. The Mets have already begun work on moving in the walls in right-center and right field.

At Shea, right-center field ranged between 358 feet at its shallowest and 396 feet at its deepest. Right center-field was 390 feet from home plate at Citi Field this season.

"I don't think what we're doing should be that controversial," he said.

Alderson says that with the new fences the Mets would have hit 17 more home runs last year and given up 10 more, so a net gain of seven for the season. Alderson has said that Curtis Granderson would have netted seven more home runs in 2014 with the changes.

"Last year was an off year for David (Wright) so it's hard to make a measurement there," he explained. "Curtis will definitely be benefiting. Lucas (Duda) would be benefiting from it. And our goal on the pitching side is just to make sure that we got pitchers that strike people out and have a decent ground ball ratio and aren't at risk.:

The move was made, in part, Alderson said, because of aesthetics. He cited an appeal to see more scoring and runs.

"I actually have a preference for a little more offense in games," he said. "We do want to entertain people. At some point, 2-1 loses its cache, panache."

He added: "I think we're in the entertainment business. ...Those are great and I love those games but I like 10-8 too."

Alderson wanted Citi Field to become more of a "neutral" ballpark.

Mike Vorkunov may be reached at mvorkunov@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @Mike_Vorkunov. Find NJ.com Mets on Facebook.

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To ease public access to gardens and maidans in Mumbai, the civic body has begun to remove the fences around them. This will also help monitor the maintenance of open spaces, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation says.

The civic body on Tuesday removed the fencing around the one-acre garden beside Oval Maidan near Churchgate; and around a garden in Vikhroli East. "We have also started work on the garden north of Oval Maidan, facing the high court building, and should complete the work in the next two days," said a gardens department official, adding, "We will then move on to the other reserved grounds and play grounds in the city."

Additional municipal commissioner SVR Srinivas, who is in charge of open spaces and gardens, said, "It is important that all open spaces remain open to people. The fences around open spaces were not only making them inaccessible to people, but also blocking the view."

He added that with fences removed, the BMC can monitor the maintenance of the open spaces more more effectively. "We can check if the contractors responsible are cleaning up the garden regularly," he added.

The civic body owns 1052 vacant open spaces in the city, and has already awarded to private contractors the maintenance contracts for around 700 of these.

The removal of fences around open spaces comes at a time when the BMC's comprehensive policy on open spaces is pending with the group leaders of the BMC for almost eight months. It is yet to be sent to the state government.

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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, camera towers, ground sensors or fences, and it plans to expand the strategy to the Canadian border.

It represents a significant departure from a decades-old approach that emphasizes boots on the ground and fences. Since 2000, the number of Border Patrol agents on the 1,954-mile border more than doubled to surpass 18,000 and fencing multiplied nine times to 700 miles.

Under the new approach, Predator Bs sweep remote mountains, canyons and rivers with a high-resolution video camera and return within three days for another video in the same spot, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the effort on condition of anonymity because details have not been made public.

The two videos are then overlaid for analysts who use sophisticated software to identify tiny changes perhaps the tracks of a farmer or cows, perhaps those of immigrants who entered the country illegally or a drug-laden Hummer, they said.

About 92 percent of drone missions have shown no change in terrain, but the others raised enough questions to dispatch agents to determine if someone got away, sometimes by helicopter because the area is so remote. The agents look for any sign of human activity footprints, broken twigs, trash.

About 4 percent of missions have been false alarms, like tracks of livestock or farmers, and about 2 percent are inconclusive. The remaining 2 percent offer evidence of illegal crossings from Mexico, which typically results in ground sensors being planted for closer monitoring.

The government has operated about 10,000 drone flights under the strategy, known internally as "change detection," since it began in March 2013. The flights currently cover about 900 miles, much of it in Texas, and are expected to expand to the Canadian border by the end of 2015.

The purpose is to assign agents where illegal activity is highest, said R. Gil Kerlikowske, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol's parent agency, which operates nine unmanned aircraft across the country.

"You have finite resources," he said in an interview. "If you can look at some very rugged terrain (and) you can see there's not traffic, whether it's tire tracks or clothing being abandoned or anything else, you want to deploy your resources to where you have a greater risk, a greater threat."

If the video shows the terrain unchanged, Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher calls it "proving the negative" showing there isn't anything illegal happening there and therefore no need for agents and fences.

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The former Butterball plant at 150 Main St. is in the midst of demolition Wednesday. (Vince Winkel / Longmont Times-Call)

While a lot of the old Butterball plant near First Avenue and Main Street remains intact, city officials and project developers report that plans for the area are moving forward and there is tangible progress.

"We've started recycling the old equipment and materials," explained Brian Bair of 150 Main LLC, the developer of the property. He represents both the property owner and Niwot-based 150 Main. "The demolition has started and we are breaking down portions of the site."

Already, portions of the Butterball building are coming down, as walls have been removed and the insides are being either demolished or repurposed. Bair says the entire structure will be gone by the end of this year.

The developers are currently focused on the first of several phases, which is the redevelopment of 150 Main St. and the old plant.

"We're talking about Class A multi-family apartments, with some office and retail space," Bair said. "That's about 300 or more multi-family units and up to 12,000 square feet of new commercial space."

Bair says the goal is to have the new building in place by early summer 2015.

The hope is the project extends the downtown feel of Main Street further south.

"Does it have a downtown feel?" asked David Starnes, Longmont's Redevelopment & Revitalization manager. He thinks it will. "It should grow the downtown area. We're pretty excited about it."

That growth will equal more jobs, more housing, more retail and more tax revenue for Longmont.

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Eagle-eyed Bracknell residents will have spotted a demolition machine moving in on Winchester House in Bracknell Town Centre as demolition gets underway.

Mark Gibson sent us photos of the crane arriving at the former home of 3M.

A source on site said: "The 'cruncher' is a 50m reach demolition machine fitted with a munching arm.

"As Winchester House is 54 metres high it is planned to have a four metre platform of building rubble for it to sit on."

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The machine, a Hitachi EX1200 long reach, weighs approximately 108 metric tonnes and has a top travelling speed of 2.2mph.

777 Group, the company supplying the machine at Winchester House, have used 'the cruncher' on similar projects in Bournemouth and Gateshead as you can see in the video below.

The diverse machine can also be used for excavation and has seen use at quarries and dredging riverbeds.

At the end of September, The Bracknell Times' Jennie Slevin reported: "Hoardings closing off Bracknell s most notorious eyesore are expected to be put in place next week ahead of its demolition.

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The sounds of the ocean and fragrant tropical forest in Guanacaste are like no where else on earth. Blue green water tickles the charcoal-colored beaches competing with blazing sunsets that seem to last forever. These every day experiences reach deep into ones soul living in Costa Rica. Playa Carrillo and resorts in Guanacaste Costa Rica feel secluded and yet are close to a relaxing beach town where barefoot beach bars, surfing schools and horseback riding on the beach are the staple. Its the perfect place to unplug, disconnect and live forever.

Small coastal beach towns can make it challenging to find high quality vacation and second homes in a close knit community. The good news is folks who desire luxury real estate Costa Rica away from the high-density touristy areas of Tamarindo and Flamingo Beach have an excellent choice at Las Ventanas del Mar in Guanacaste. If folks blinked their eyes when they're there, they might think theyre in a southern California neighborhood perched high above the cliffs overlooking the thundering Pacific Ocean. Las Ventanas del Mar has all the makings of a chic California gated community but instead is built in a low density paradise where coffee plantations, waterfalls, volcanos and a bountiful sea are the neighbors.

Atlanta based real estate developers and custom home builders Gary and Matt Carter have done it again by creating another architectural masterpiece set along the sea. The new home now under construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2015. The highly anticipated 3 bedroom/3 full and 2 half baths home has dramatic views and carefully thought out architectural designs. For example, each bedroom has a private terrace, the kind of terrace folks wont want to leave. Features include two stone ceilings, one with a leaf impression that will leave folks gazing at the ceiling speechless. High ceilings and tall glass windows that showcase the breathtaking 100-mile views. The 5,000 square mountaintop home is designed with an extremely private infinity pool and an outdoor kitchen located on the third level's sun deck and outdoor living area. At night, its the place to see a billion stars and dream.

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Within a five minute drive down the mountain is the picture perfect beachcombing beach of Playa Carrillo lined with skinny palm trees. The jagged shore is nick named Crocodile Rock because from the mountain top, the horseshoe cove beach looks like a crocodile protruding into the sea. When the tide rolls out, it exposes a huge wide sandy beach filled with exotic sea shells. Costa Rica is known for world class sportfishing and Playa Carrillo is a one of the best spots to set out to sea for the big catch. With all the natural beauty surrounding you in Guanacaste, its easy to understand why Costa Rica has earned the title as the "Happiest Country in the World". Just 10 minutes further is Playa Samara, a charming small beach town where youll find fresh produce, meats, local artisans and homemade ice cream. Popular restaurants in town include El Lagarto, Cafe Carola, Gusto and more.

Folks who live or have visited the luxury real estate Costa Rica describe Las Ventanas del Mar as service and hospitality are unrivaled anywhere in the world. Yes, folks can stay there for a week and try out the lifestyle up close. Another said It was the most satisfying place we have stayed in Guanacaste and can honestly say, there was nothing we didnt like, and we have always stayed in extraordinary properties.

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