A Cornish windscreen fitting company has reiterated their generous offer for anyone who finds themselves having to repair a window they smashed to save an animal, following an incident in St Ives last month.

Cornwall Windscreens, a mobile service which operates all across the duchy, is offering cost price replacement glass to anyone in the "unlikely position" of having to pay for window repairs because they rescued an overheating animal from a car.

They also promise to double to price for any owner who has to pay for the damage, with profits going to animal charities.

The company has been offering this service for years and has enjoyed positive feedback, but they got in contact with Cornwall Live after we posted a video of a man smashing the window of a parked car to rescue a dog that he felt was 'dying' in the heat.

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Clive Oxley, who runs a property maintenance business in St Ives, was buying lunch in the town when a friend said he saw a dog locked in a 4x4 in a nearby car park.

Clive Oxley recorded this footage as he saved the springer spaniel.

Clive rushed to the car park behind the launderette and called police who told him not to do anything unless the dog was distressed. But, seeing the pooch on lying on its back with its legs in the air and its tongue hanging out, Clive felt it was struggling to breathe and he had to do something.

He smashed the car window and rescued the springer spaniel, filming the immediate aftermath on his mobile phone.

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He then gave the springer spaniel some water before its owner returned. "You couldn't even touch the roof of the car, it was flipping boiling," he told Cornwall Live.

"The woman came back and started screaming at me. She said she'd just been to Pizza Express. By the time she got there the police were there too.

Cornwall Windscreens hope their offer will urge more people to make efforts to save a life.

Natasha Tozer-Martin, of Cornwall Windscreens, heard about Clive's actions and praised them.

The company, which she runs with her husband, brought in the aforementioned service years ago when they noticed the problem happening more and more.

She said: "There is a distinct increase of dogs being left in cars to suffer. People are becoming more aware that this is not right, but regardless there are still cases of criminal damage - all because people have saved the lives of animals, in most cases.

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"Every year we offer this service for anyone who finds themselves in this trouble and people have been very grateful. We're only a husband and wife team, if national companies started doing this it would be great - a lot more lives could be saved."

She added that dog bans and the price of kennels have contributed to this problem, but believes people need to be more educated about how their animal can become dehydrated.

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said people have the right to break a car window if they believe a dog is in distress.

A statement read: "With warm weather, we always see a rise in the number of reports of dogs being left in cars. The temperature can rise very quickly inside a car during the summer months, dogs do not have the ability to cool themselves down and therefore can suffer from heatstroke, which can be fatal.

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"Police have the right to break the window of a car to free the animal if they believe that a dog is in distress. If a member of public sees a dog in a car in a warm day please call the police immediately and we will advise from there."

It has also been advised that anyone considering breaking in should take a picture of the dog and the car. If someone is with you, get them to bring up the weather for your area on their phone so you can screen shot the temp, then break the car window.

Cornwall Live's poll asking "Should you smash a car window to rescue a dog on a hot day" received 1.4k votes and the following results: Yes (96%), no (3%) and don't know (1%).

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One problem for commercial and residential landlords which is encountered time and time again is to do with the repair, maintenance and upkeep of windows; particularly within older buildings which are purpose built either as flats or office blocks. The question which often arises is can windows be replaced or is repair sufficient? If I replace the windows (and where it is the landlords responsibility to do so) can I recover that cost through the service charge mechanisms contained within the tenants lease?

The recent Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) case of Tedworth North Management Limited (and others) v Miller and others was asked to review on appeal, amongst other things:

1. whether the repairing covenant contained within a lease had been engaged so as to allow the landlord to replace all of the windows within a residential block; and,

2. whether the landlord was entitled to recover the cost of such replacement via the service charge mechanisms.

Whilst the case does not establish any new principles, it is a useful reminder of what landlords, and to an extent tenants, should consider when reviewing whether to repair or replace windows.

Background

The appellant landlord is the owner of a purpose built block of 49 flats in Chelsea. The block was built in the 1980s and contained single-glazed Crittall windows set within a wooden sub-frame. There had been discussions over a number of years with the tenants regarding the replacement of the single glazed windows to more efficient double glazed units as well as the general repair to the windows. Some of the tenants, over time, had upgraded their windows themselves with a double glazed version. When it was decided that the block management company would carry out repair works to the windows, such works having been identified as the replacement of the window frames with new powder-coated metal Crittall versions, it was agreed that the landlord would also install double glazed windows to some of tenants flats (at their request). The cost of the replacement of the wooden frames was to be charged to the tenants via the service charge provisions within the lease.

The reason for the replacement of the window frames was that some of the windows had been identified as requiring repair, where rot had been discovered, and all of the wooden window frames required redecoration. Whilst it was accepted that the rot could be repaired using a resin to in-fill, and then re-painted, it was thought by the landlord that the economic benefits of replacing the wooden frames with metal ones would be better and cheaper for the tenants long term. For example, scaffolding for the building, at a cost of 82,000 would only be required this once as opposed to every five years when the redecoration was required. In addition, the metal frames were more energy efficient meaning savings for the tenants.

The landlord proceeded to undertake the works and charged the cost of the replacement of all of the sub-frames through the service charge. However, two of the tenants challenged the ability to do so.

The Law

It is well established that, normally, a landlord can only recover the costs of repairs to a building and not the cost of improving it. Further, for the repair covenant to be engaged, and thus the landlord entitled to re-charge the cost of the repair to the tenants via the service charge, there must firstly be an element of disrepair.

The Tribunals Decision

Whilst there was agreement that the condition of some of the window frames was poor, it was agreed that the windows could be repaired using the resin in-fill. The landlord argued that as some repair was required, this triggered its ability to be able to repair all of the frames with the new metal ones rather than patch repairing as and when required to do so, over a period of time, which would prove more costly in the long run.

The tenants disagreed and stated that the level of repair required (which amounted to approximately 1,266 for the resin repairs alone) did not justify the replacement of all of the sub-frames with metal ones at a substantial cost.

Whilst it was agreed that there was, no doubt, an economic benefit to the replacement of the wooden sub-frames with the metal ones, the Tribunal found in favour of the tenant. The requirement to repair the windows on the facts of this case did not mean that it was reasonable for the wooden sub-frames to be replaced; therefore, the requirement to repair all of the sub-frames had not been met and the landlord was not entitled to re-charge the full costs of doing so to the tenants.

The Tribunal was quick to point out that the approach taken in this case should not cast doubt on the approach taken by the courts in other cases involving windows and that such cases are fact sensitive.

Practice points

1. As ever, and as required by legislation with residential tenants on a long lease, always consult your tenants with regards any proposed works to avoid any issues at a later date.

2. Ensure that suitably qualified professionals provide detailed reports into the condition of any part of a building if replacement, as opposed to repair, is being considered so that: a) a fully informed and reasoned decision as to the best course of action can be made; and b) if that decision is challenged at a later date, there is suitable evidence justifying how and why the decision was made.

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A 10-year, $10 million bond would pay for repairing issues like cracked and uneven floors in the Polk County Fairground main building. Photo by Jolene Guzman.

DALLAS While the building repairs in Polk Countys proposed 10-year, $10 million bond wont be as visible as, say, road maintenance, county official say they are no less critical.

How much: $10 million.

How long: 10 years.

How much will it cost? About 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on properties in the first year. Over the life of the bond, less than 20 cents per $1,000.

What it would it fix:

Historic courthouse exterior repair; window replacement; ADA-compliant restrooms; roof repair; carpet replacement, wood replacement or repair; other ADA repairs; and HVAC upgrades.

Cost: $2.8 million.

Courthouse annex exterior repair; window replacement; ADA upgrades; elevator replacement; new roof; carpet replacement; HVAC upgrades; and repairs to sidewalks, parking lot, courthouse lawn.

Cost: $3.7 million.

Courthouse complex (security/safety) security camera upgrades; emergency generator relocation; entry door replacement; and minor seismic upgrades.

Cost: $500,000.

Polk County Jail roof replacement and minor repairs.

Cost: $450,000.

Academy Building parking lot repair, sidewalks and landscaping.

Cost: $150,000.

Public Works Interior remodel; fire/life/safety upgrades; exterior repairs; and HVAC replacement.

Cost: $500,000.

Fairgrounds & Event Center (Main building) roof replacement; floor replacement; exterior repair; ADA-compliant restrooms; kitchen upgrades; concrete repairs; and concession area repairs.

Cost: $1.1 million.

Fairgrounds & Event Center (parking/walk paths) pathway replacement; asphalt overlays; drainage upgrades; and expansion of asphalt.

Cost: $400,000.

Contingency: $400,000.

Eventually, the problems arent going to fix themselves, said Polk County Administrator Greg Hansen.

The bond on the May 16 ballot, Measure 27-124, would fix roofs, repair exterior damage and upgrade parking lots and walkways for safety, among other renovations at the buildings and facilities in Dallas and at the fairgrounds in Rickreall.

That will cost taxpayers about 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on properties, down from about 52 cents per $1,000 from the road bond it would replace.

If the bond doesnt pass, Hansen said those needs would be pitted against operational costs.

It would be maintenance needs versus operations, and we have to try to address the maintenance needs with the least impact to operations, but they will have to be addressed, Hansen said.

The list of needed repairs came from an architect assessment the countys facilities. Hansen said while the county has the resources for basic maintenance, it doesnt have money to pay for major improvements that the study deemed necessary.

Theres just too much to address all at once without a bond, Hansen said. We would have to prioritize.

Commissioner Craig Pope said Measure 27-124 is not the same as the road bond, where people could drive on the work they paid for.

When you put a new paint job on a building, new windows and a roof, its of less significance to day-to-day users, so its harder to see, he said. Its not very sexy, but its an essential job of county government to make sure facilities are maintained just the same way we would roads and bridges.

He said perhaps the most significant work though it only accounts for $2.8 million is the repairs proposed on the historic courthouse building.

That is all of our jobs to maintain the integrity of a building whose cornerstone was laid in 1898, and we are still working in it, Pope said.

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PAXTON - Town meeting voters rejected a Proposition 2 override of $190,092 to fund Paxtons $6,065,107 fiscal 2018 assessment for the Wachusett Regional School District.

The override failed in a 79-60 vote.

Paxton is the first of the five district towns to reject its share of the districts budget. Voters in Sterling, the only other town to act on Wachusett spending, approved the town's share of the budget Monday night.The other towns in the district are Holden, Princeton and Rutland. Four of the five district towns must approve assessments for the school budget to go forward.

The override for the school budget would have meant an additional 39 cents per $1,000 of assessed value onproperty taxes. Additional tax would be $111.58 for a house with an assessed value of $286,114, the average assessment in Paxton.

Voters did approve the town 2018 budget of $6,662,477, which does not include the regional school district budget.

The municipal budget is: $1,849,395 for general government; $2,065,037 for public safety; $796,876 for public services; $274,617 for sanitation and environment; $67,845 for human services; $204,903 for culture and recreation; $194,480 for central purchasing; and $1,169,324 for debt service.

In addition, voters approved a Proposition 2 debt exclusion (for five years), and a Proposition 2 capital expenditure exclusion (for one year), as well as a temporary marijuana moratorium and a bylaw allowing drive-thru service at fast-food restaurants.

The debt exclusion is for $150,000 to conduct site planning and initial design for a new Department of Public Works facility to replace the 62-year-old facility now being used. The estimated cost of the proposed 24,433-square-foot facility is $8.9 million, according to Weston and Sampson Engineers.

The five-year debt exclusion for the DPW translates to an additional 7 cents tax per $1,000 of assessed property value.

The capital expenditure exclusion is for $70,000 for exterior repairs to Town Hall.The one-year exclusion will mean an additional 14 cents tax for each $1,000 of assessed property value.

Voters also approved a Proposition 2 capital expenditure exclusion referendum for $120,000 toward window replacement and minor repairs for the John Bauer Senior Center.The one-year exclusion will mean an additional 25 cents tax for each $1,000 of assessed property value.

Voters also approved a Proposition 2 capital expenditure exclusion referendum for $41,910 for a new Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicle adding another9 cents on tax bills for each $1,000 of assessed property value.

The annual town election is Monday. Several ballot questions will determine whether the town can go ahead with the Proposition 2 exclusions for the DPW facility, the police vehicle, the Town Hall repairs and the Senior Center window replacement.

And even though it failed at town meeting, the Proposition 2 override for the school budget is on the ballot.

Although there are no contests on the ballot, Town Clerk Susan Stone reminds voters that there are two vacancies with no candidates: a three-year Wachusett Regional School District Committee seat and a three-year Recreation Commission seat. Absentee ballots are available until noon Friday at Town Hall.

Themoratorium on marijuana establishments, marijuana retailers, marijuana cultivators, marijuana testing facilities and marijuana product manufacturers will be in effect through Dec. 1, 2018. The drive-thru measure allows drive-thru window service at fast-food restaurants no larger than 2,000 square feet.

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The first of three phases of window replacement is taking place at Haverhill Police Station, 40 Bailey Blvd. (WHAV News photograph.)

Black mold is appearing throughout the Haverhill Police Station as a result of leaks from low-quality, misfitting windows installed in 1999, police said. (WHAV News photograph.)

A mistake made 17 years ago when the Haverhill Police Station was constructed is not only proving costly today with the replacement of windows there, but made even more expensive by what, some officials term, a piecemeal approach.

The city, attempting to stay on budget and spread out costs over several years, is replacing a third of the windows at a time. Its an approach criticized by police officers because water leaks from remaining windows and resulting mold mean a delay in clearing air quality issues. Haverhill Purchasing Agent and Energy Manager Orland Pacheco confirmed the staged approach.

Right now, whats ongoing, based on the bids this office sent out, only does one-third of the windows. I think the concern is doing the project in phases will make the overall solution a lot more expensive, Pacheco said, paraphrasing police.

In an interview requested by WHAV last week, Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro explained the buildings original contractor improperly sized all of the window openings at the police station. This meant the originally intended, commercial-grade windows could not be used. Inferior, off-the-shelf windows were installed instead, did not fit properly and were placed without proper supports and insulation.

The full extent of the original poor installation was revealed when contractors arrived recently, opened the walls and found haphazardly installed shims supporting the older windows. Worse, the chief said, windows on both sides of brick columns cant be replaced at the same time because a whole column of brick between them would collapse. He summarized the 1999 building project as criminally negligent.

Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro said recent window replacement reveals the originals were poorly installed with no insulation and makeshift supports.

DeNaro said the first phase of installation costs $350,000, but replacing windows all at once would have cost $1.1 million. Now, he said, estimates suggest it will costs more than $1.5 million to complete the project.

Pacheco explained why replacing the windows in three stages, rather than all at once, could cause costs to rise.

Its a lot of scaffolding for that project that has to come up and come down. In addition, DeNaro said, replacement of the remaining two-thirds of the windows in the future likely means higher costs due to inflation and bond interests costs. Pacheco said, however, interest rates could go down.

As WHAV reported in 2015, a study by the state Department of Health found the police station requires substantial indoor and outdoor repairs because of chronic moisture infiltration and visible microbial growth.

Haverhill Police Patrolmens Association President Rick Welch said the union received a promise from Mayor James J. Fiorentini mold cleanup would take place continually until all of the new windows are in place. He said he accepts the offer, but believes it would have been better to change all of the windows and address mold all at once. Superior Officers Association President Robert P. Pistone agreed, saying, commonsense says why would you begin to waste money on mold remediation?

We cant get rid of the mold until we get ready of the water, the chief added. Pacheco said he agrees with the chiefs logic

Obviously, you want to mitigate water infiltration into the police department. That is the end goal, I think, because otherwise you havent really solved the problem, Pacheco said.

The building was constructed in 1999 at an initial cost of $6.6 million. Donham & Sweeney, Boston, served as architect; Palladium Construction Corp., Wakefield, was general contractor and DM Berg Consultants, Needham, performed engineering services. A subcontractor declared bankruptcy during construction, delaying the buildings opening a year and after concerns about leaking roofs and poor workmanship.

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The high court's ruling on Friday reinstates the class-action lawsuit brought by four Idaho residents who said they were denied the right to a fair trial because of Idaho's underfunded and faulty public defense system.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court says a lawsuit over Idaho's faulty public defense system can move forward against all the defendants except one: Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter.

The high court's ruling on Friday reinstates the class-action lawsuit brought by four Idaho residents who said they were denied the right to a fair trial because of Idaho's underfunded and faulty public defense system.

A lower court judge dismissed the case after the judge said he believed it would violate the separation of powers to require adequate state funding.

The American Civil Liberties Union-Idaho promptly appealed on behalf of the plaintiffs.

The Idaho Supreme Court said the ACLU does have the right to sue the state government over the problems. But the justices said the governor shouldn't be named as a defendant because he wasn't the cause.

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The city of Hazleton will use a $350,000 state gaming grant for replacing windows and completing roof and masonry repairs at City Hall.

The much-needed overhaul began taking shape with the arrival of warmer temperatures in recent weeks and includes work to replace 45 aged windows on the first and second floors with energy-efficient materials, said Dominic Yannuzzi, of Alfred Benesch & Co., the citys contracted engineering firm.

Additional upgrades include the installation of air conditioning units in the upper levels of Council Chambers, masonry repairs and a re-coating of the roof, he said.

The upgrades should lead to improvements in controlling the climate in Council Chambers, which fluctuates with the weather and creates an uncomfortable atmosphere in extreme heat and cold, Yannuzzi said.

Theyre going to help with reducing heat loss in the winter and reduce heat gain inside of City Hall in the summer, he said.

Improvements should also eliminate leaks and address a deteriorated section of the ceiling directly behind a seating area reserved for city council members, Yannuzzi said.

The city secured a $350,000 gaming grant from Luzerne Countys Local Share Account in late 2015 for the project, Yannuzzi said.

Contracts were awarded last year and additional time was needed for ordering and manufacturing the windows, the engineer said.

Oakridge Construction, Drums, is installing windows while Hudak Waterproofing and Masonry Restoration, Taylor, will complete roofing and masonry upgrades.

Approximately 45 windows will be replaced throughout the project, including a large set on the west side of City Hall, Yannuzzi said.

Officials evaluated conditions of existing windows and opted to replace the worst of the lot, he said.

Crews will replace windows that are between 30 and 40 years old, he said.

The majority of the project consists of window replacement, but Yannuzzi said some money has been earmarked for masonry and roof repairs.

The grant wasnt large enough to pay for an entire roof replacement so the city opted to repair sections while re-sealing the entire roof, he said.

It basically is repairing bad areas and re-coating the roof to be able to extend the life for a few more years until the city can receive additional funding to do a total re-roof, he said. Were going to look at alleviating the leaks.

Scaffolding towered over desks and chairs inside Council Chambers earlier this week and a thin layer of dust coated furniture inside the room.

The project will be completed next month, Yannuzzi said.

Contact the writer: sgalski@standardspeaker.com; 570-501-3586

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MERIDEN After a heated debate on the possibility of violating the city charter to extend the deadline for adopting a budget, the Finance Committee voted to send City Manager Guy Scaifes latest budget revision with a 40.45 mill rate to the City Council.

The $194.9 million spending plan is more than $3.5 million above what Scaife originally proposed in March. The latest version strikes $223,000 from the citys capital fund, including cutting a proposed camera system to broadcast municipal meetings, softball field upgrades and window replacement at a Public Works building.

Scaife noted the hardships of compiling the budget, citing the recent revaluation which reduced the grand list by nearly 4 percent, and over $4.6 million in fixed increases such as contractual raises, debt service payments and pension contributions.

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The latest budget is a $3.5 million tax increase, Scaife said, noting the figure falls over $1 million below the citys fixed cost increases.

An alternate mill rate of 39.8 could be achieved by lowering the budget by $1.75 million which would mean cutting between 17 and 23 jobs, Scaife said. Scaife recommended violating city charter by waiting a month to enact the budget until more is known about state funding, calling the budget deadline arbitrary.

Theres no penalty if you dont adhere to (the deadline), but what I find challenging is it is really in the publics best interest to adhere to a date that has no operation impact if we delay it several weeks because at the end of the day what we all want is a mill rate that is respectful of what the public can absorb but also tries to deal with our strategic and technical needs, Scaife said. My fear is if we go forward without state revenues and lock in on a number, it could be excessive and we would have had to do severe cuts that would have not been necessary with a (different) budget or the number could be even worse, we would have needed to make deeper cuts due the state, due to their financial dilemma, cut us worse than what was expected.

Several Democratic councilors vehemently opposed the idea, including Majority Leader Brian Daniels. You are setting a precedent of intentionally violating the charter that sets forth a lot of what the powers and responsibility for the city are. You do it for this then someone says ... lets just violate the charter (next year), Daniels said. We have a city charter. Its a legal document that binds the power and responsibility for the people that run the city.

Republican and We the People councilors were open to delaying the process, including Walter Shamock, Lenny Rich, Bob Williams and Joseph Carabetta III. Im for it. Why wouldnt we? Theres no consequences to us making that decision so in that respect I would like to have more information, Rich said. We got time, whats the rush? Why are we mandated by a council thats not in business any more?

The charter, if it was so important, they would have made a penalty.

A motion to violate the charter and delay the process ultimately failed.

Finance Committee Chairman Miguel Castro, a Democrat, shared several proposed changes that had been discussed in caucus, which included reducing the citys Capital Improvement Project budget by $1.2 million by shifting several big ticket items to the fiscal year 2018-19 budget, including a $750,000 fire truck. Castro then shared a list of items that were below Scaifes proposed $50,000 capital bonding threshold to moved from the capital equipment budget to CIP.

The Committee did not act on those changes, however, opting to leave it up for discussion at the full City Council meeting next week. The Committee then voted to send Scaifes revised $194.9 million budget to the City Council.

By charter, the City Council must vote on the budget Monday to meet its deadline.

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