New Milford Mayor Pete Bass has presented proposed Municipal and Board of Education Budgets to the Town Council and Board of Finance.  If approved, the total budget would result in a 1.7 percent  increase over the current year.  On the municipal side, Bass notes that the budget has been flat for the past two years but costs such as gasoline, health insurance, pension, debt service and a fully opened Library are the drivers of the increase.  The first joint meeting of the Town Council and Board of Finance is Tuesday un the E Paul Martin Room of Town Hall.  The meeting will also be livestreamed.  Bass says the good news for the budget is that New Milford had about $80 million in Grand list growth, with the Health District merger saving approximately $98,000 in costs.