It's the first or third Tuesday of the month, which means the Metro Council convenes this evening at the Metro Courthouse. You can read the whole agenda here.

A resolution on tonight's consent agenda would appropriate $14 million from the reserve fund known as the 4 percent fund. The money will go to various Metro departments to be used on maintenance, repairs and equipment.

We reported on this resolution over at The City Paper (RIP) when the mayor's office filed it earlier this month. The analysis provided by council attorney Jon Cooper offers more details on how the funds will be used by each department (after the jump):

Sheriff's Office: $1,050,000 for a new mobile booking unit and elevator repairs in the criminal justice center.

General Services: $6,336,000 for new and replacement fleet equipment, building maintenance and roofing.

Information Technology Services: $2,425,900 for new and replacement hardware, software, and equipment.

Juvenile Court: $43,400 for bullet-proof vests, uniform items, and pistols.

Health: $1,302,400 for new medical equipment at the Lentz health center and HVAC repairs at the animal control facility.

Municipal Auditorium: $340,000 for seat refurbishing and various dressing room and foyer improvements.

Public Library: $1,900,000 for books, periodicals, library materials, furniture, fixtures and equipment.

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The William Allen High School gymnasium floor will have to be replaced due to water damage sustained while the roof there was being repaired this summer.

The district will have to pay $295,000 for an entirely new floor after heavy rains and winds led to water infiltration through the new roof, ruining the gymnasium floor.

That means sports events and practices will have to be held at other schools, and gym classes will be moved to other portions of the building, said Director of Facilities Services Bob Sperling Jr.

"I think it goes without saying it'll be inconvenient," said Superintendent Russell Mayo. "It's certainly not an ideal situation, but we can accommodate it."

The new floors will not be finished until the end of October.

Water seeped through the roof above the gymnasium when the contractor doing the work there failed to properly shore up the roof in two separate locations, Sperling said.

The boards of the floor now appear wavy, Sperling said, and the damage was so extensive it cannot be repaired without leaving large patches on the floor.

"You can't use it for basketball, and you can't use it for gym," he said. "It would be a safety hazard."

The district will likely have to pay for the new floor, but will then seek reimbursement from the company that had been doing the roofing work: the Philadelphia-based Mike Kobithen Roofing.

That company had been installing a $392,000 new roof above the gymnasium, but the district originally only planned to spend about $50,000 for repairs to the 20-year-old gym floor, officials said.

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BRAGGS School starts Monday with new roofing and windows six months after Braggs voters agreed to fund them.

Braggs Superintendent Mike Broyles said roof replacement over the main classroom buildings was completed July 12 and the new steel frame windows and Corian window panes were installed Aug. 1. The roof over the main gym also was repaired over the summer, he said.

The windows and roofing were part of a $635,000 bond issue Braggs voters approved Feb. 12. The bond issue also included replacing roofs over the cafeteria and some adjoining classrooms, but those roofs are to be replaced over Christmas break or next summer, Broyles said.

Broyles said he had been optimistic about finishing most of the projects before the 2013 school year started, but he wanted to be sure.

Thats why we pushed the start of school back two weeks, he said, explaining that the Board of Education voted in April to start school Aug. 19 instead of Aug. 7.

Preparation before the bond issue also helped.

We had already talked about how the project was supposed to look like, Broyles said. We were able to start the project May 28. We had our specs ready for the roofing and our specs ready for the windows.

The only delay has been getting window blinds delivered, he said.

The schools main building dates to 1939 and had not been renovated since the 1970s. The previous classroom windows were single pane, providing little insulation.

In the summer time, it was so hot in here, you couldnt stand it, said school secretary Sue Berryhill. The old windows were really cold in the winter time, you could feel winter coming through them.

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Tukwila, WA (PRWEB) August 08, 2013

Gutter Helmet by Harry Helmet, a provider of gutter protection, roofing, and home improvement services, announced yesterday that they were awarded the exclusive Gutter Helmet dealership rights for the Seattle-Tacoma-Washington metropolitan area. Washington will become the eighth U.S. state whose homeowners will benefit from Harry Helmet's three decades of experience in the exterior home services market.

Operating out of Tukwila just south of downtown Seattle, Gutter Helmet by Harry Helmet will be serving existing Gutter Helmet customers as well as new customers. From this new location in the Pacific Northwest, Harry Helmets operation will be able to service some 4,000 existing Gutter Helmet customers living in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia and throughout the western Washington region.

The Seattle-Tacoma-Washington region is an ideal location for our home improvement products and services given the region's strong economic outlook and four-season weather patterns. Weve grown so much these past 30 years as a privately owned and operated business, and were overjoyed to add the Seattle-Tacoma-Washington area to our family, said Del Thebaud, President and owner of Gutter Helmet by Harry Helmet.

Harry Helmet stands prepared to assist homeowners in western Washington who are experiencing issues with their current gutters being able to handle the unique weather conditions of the Pacific Northwest. The Gutter Helmet gutter protection system is durable enough to withstand the constant rainfall that is prevalent during various parts of the year. Along with its seamless gutter, soffit, and fascia board replacement services, Gutter Helmet by Harry Helmet is committed to helping homeowners prevent potential damage to their landscaping, basements, and house foundations that can be caused by misdirected runoff water.

Harry Helmet's signature product is Gutter Helmet, the most popular and most effective gutter protection system in the nation. Gutter Helmet utilizes a patented "reverse-curve" design which allows roof runoff water to adhere to its surface and flow through a narrow slot into the gutters. This same configuration helps prevent leaves, pine needles, and other solid debris from falling into gutters, and repels them with a nose forward design so that they fall harmlessly to the ground. Gutter Helmet is installed by local manufacturer certified professionals over a homeowner's existing gutters and the product comes with a lifetime performance guarantee from the manufacturer, Southeastern Metal Co., that customers will Never Clean Their Gutters Again.

In addition to gutter protection, Harry Helmet offers customers a multitude of products and services including gutter installation, which features heavy duty seamless gutters equipped with concealed inside hangers and a 20-year guarantee. Harry Helmets local crews can replace a home's fascia boards and soffits if they have been weathered, bent, or rotted due to water leakage, or other weather-related problems. Harry Helmet also provides roofing shingle replacement. They use a team of master roofers who install only high-quality roofing products such as Owens Corning, GAF, and IKO. Another product the company offers customers is retractable awnings. These attractive and custom-made awnings provide customers with additional shade from rain or unwanted sun when needed, while saving homeowners on utility bills, and it comes with a user-friendly retractable system to allow sunlight to stream through a home's windows if desired. And lastly, Harry Helmet installsa heated gutter panel system that is energy efficient and self regulating to warm homeowners' gutters during winter months and prevents the buildup of ice and snow.

Gutter Helmet by Harry Helmet boasts over 100,000 customers since its formation in 1981 and provides a wide range of home improvement services for customers in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, in addition to Washington. The company has received several top industry awards including; a Best Pick for gutter protection from EBSCO Research; an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company award from Inc. Magazine; and a Home Remodeling Market Leader award from Professional Remodelers Magazine.

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 31, 2013

Legends Roofing takes pride in their reputation as a reliable, trustworthy roofing company. The summer is the busy season for roofing and they want to make sure customers are in the know when choosing a roofing contractor.

Texas does not require roofing companies to be licensed, which means anyone can put a roof on a home. Roofing contractors can drive from all over the country to do work. While this may mean they give a lower price to complete the job, it also means they most likely will not honor a warranty they give.

Homeowners can choose a good roofing contractor by getting references of past customer's homes where work was performed and calling them. Choose a roofing contractor who is local. Also, customers can check out their company on the BBB website and Angie's List. Additionally, see if they have any certifications from material manufacturing companies. Most of those companies offer courses to roofers, which enables roofing companies to become certified shingle installers through them. Furthermore, ask companies to show you proof of insurance.

The importance of a roof is to protect everything inside a home or office. If it is not installed properly, numerous problems can arise: leaking, shingles can fall off, buckling and curling of shingles can occur, and exposed nails.

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Written by Carolyn Levin, clevin@antonnews.com Thursday, 25 July 2013 00:00

Several school facilities projects are underway this summer, including roofing, masonry re-pointing and lintel replacement at Weber, Schreiber, Sousa and Guggenheim. Some ADA compliance projects will also be completed at these four schools. All of these projects were planned to make the buildings more secure. The majority of the work will be completed over the summer except for some of the masonry work, which will be finished during the beginning of the school year, said James Ristano, Director of Facilities & Operations for the Port Washington School District.

The projects are being funded by a bond referendum that was voted on and passed during the 2012/2013 budget vote. The past year was spent designing the projects and coordinating the bidding process.

According to Ristano, Weber will receive a complete removal of pitched and flat sections. The pitched sections will receive an architectural asphalt shingle; the flat sections will have an asphalt- type roofing system. The re-pointing of masonry sections and window lintel replacement will also take place.

Schreiber will have sections of the roof replaced; these sections include the Weight Room, Social Studies wing, and one of the general classroom wings. The re-pointing of sections with window lintels will also take place.

Sousa will have the last original section of the roof replaced, over the Kindergarten, Main Office wing and walkway canopy. Masonry work will be done there, as well.

Guggenheim will receive a new roof over the Multi-Purpose Room, Gymnasium and walkway canopies.

As we go forward, we will continue to evaluate all buildings within the district. This will allow for efficient planning of future projects, said Ristano.

The ADA compliance work is in the final design stages. This work will be publicly bid in the near future.

Additional projects that will be performed this year by the school district include the installation of Smart Boards throughout the elementary schools, a generator system that will allow power to be sustained to both our district wide network and phone system, during an emergency. Both the Technology and Facilities staff are working together on a battery backup system to be installed to support the district server room, as well.

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Glen Burnie, MD (PRWEB) July 25, 2013

Nu Look Home Design Roofing Company, one of Marylands leading exterior home improvement companies, today announced the opening of a new location inside the Stafford, Virginia Wal-Mart Supercenter. Now, when you run out to do some shopping, you can review roofing, siding and other home improvement products and services at the same time.

As an added incentive, customers who stop by the Nu Look Home Design space in Wal-Mart and request a free in-home estimate receive a $25 Wal-mart gift certificate. Located at 217 Garrisonville Road in Stafford, Va, the Wal-mart Supercenter features a McDonalds, Vision Center, Grocery and more.

According to Nu Look Home Designs President Patrick Fingles, Your search is over for home improvements in the Stafford Virginia area. We are thrilled to be located inside Wal-Mart where consumers can evaluate home improvement options while they take care of their shopping at the same time. Our in-store space inside Wal-Mart allows us to display various products and options that normally we could not do inside a customers home. After customers evaluate the options, we schedule an in-home estimate so we can properly measure and assess their requirements.

According to Wal-Marts website, The Wal-Mart In-Store Leasing Program provides local, regional, and national businesses the opportunity to lease space inside operating Wal-Mart stores and supercenters. These proven, high traffic locations work well for service-oriented businesses and add value to Wal-Marts "One Less Stop Shopping". Nu Look Home Design has invested considerable time and research to develop product offerings that not only improve the beauty of a home but offer superior energy efficiency at the same time. The companys offerings include Owen Corning roofing, Greenline vinyl siding, rain gutters, replacement windows and patio sunrooms. Combined with expert installation and lifetime guarantees, the focus on quality and energy efficiency has enabled greater customer savings and satisfaction.

Third-party tenants do have to follow certain conditions from Wal-Mart as the property owner, such as the hours of operation. For example, Wal-Mart typically requires a Sunday opening for many of its tenants. That means the Nu Look Home Design space is open seven days a week.

About Nu Look Home Design Nu Look Home Design Roofing Company (Nu Look) is a privately owned and operated roofing contractor. Nu Look offers its own line of energy efficient vinyl siding and replacement windows as well as products like Owens Corning, Alside and more. Founded in 1999, Nu Look began as a local company serving the neighborhoods of Baltimore and Glen Burnie. Headquartered in Glen Burnie with a branch in Fairfax, Virginia, today, Nu Look serves the entire Maryland, Northern Virginia and Pennsylvania areas. The companys product offerings include roofing, replacement windows and doors, vinyl siding, rain gutters, and sunrooms.

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