The Peru Gazette

August 18, 2025 For Immediate Release

Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES) will hold a public vote on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to authorize the sale of 15 acres of CVES-owned land to Clinton County.

The proposed sale price is $28,000 per acre, totaling $420,000, plus reasonable and customary closing costs and expenses. Proceeds from the sale will be distributed among CVES’s 16 component school districts. The per acre value was determined to be fair market value through an appraisal process.

The land is located at the corner of Military Turnpike and Rugar Street in Plattsburgh, just west of CV-TEC at the CVES Learning Hub Campus.

Voting Information
Eligible voters may cast their ballots at either of the following locations:
CVES Learning Hub Conference Center – 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh
CVES Mineville Campus – 3092 Plank Road, Mineville
Proof of residence is required at all polling sites.
Early voting is available by application at cves.org/capital-project. On the application, voters will have the option to have their early vote ballot mailed to them or they can pick up from the district clerk at 1443 Military Turnpike in Plattsburgh.

Voter Eligibility
To vote, you must:
Be a citizen of the United States
Be at least 18 years old
Have been a resident of one of the CVES 16 component districts for at least 30 days prior to the vote date

CVES Component Districts include: AuSable Valley, Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Chazy, Crown Point, Keene, Moriah, Northeastern Clinton, Northern Adirondack, Peru, Plattsburgh, Putnam, Saranac, Schroon Lake, Ticonderoga, and Willsboro.

For questions about the vote, please contact Katelyn Smart at smart_katelyn@cves.org.