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Indian Lake takes on workforce housing

Community members weigh in on affordable housing plans for town-owned land Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Town of Plattsburgh receives Pomeroy Award for its Creative Housing Acceleration Measures

PLATTSBURGH, NY, May 4, 2026  – The Town of Plattsburgh has received statewide recognition for the C.H.A.M.P. Local Law that was adopted in early 2025. At the 2026 New York Planning Federation Conference in Cooperstown, the Town of Plattsburgh was awarded the Pomeroy Award for Zoning Achievement for the Creating Housing Acceleration Measures for Plattsburgh […]

Minutes: Peru Planning Board Meetings of Feb. 11 and March 11, 2026

February 2026 Minutes March 2026 Minutes

Town Board accepts Eric Duquette’s resignation from the town board

Peru, NY –   At its April 27 meeting the Peru Town Board accepted Eric Duquette’s resignation from the board effective Wednesday, April 27. Duquette cited an increasingly busy professional and personal schedule and his inability to give the position the position the dedication it deserves as the reasons for his decision. The resolution stated […]

AGENDA – PERU Planning Board meeting of Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of April 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: File # P-2026-005 – Sign Review – Parcel ID# 258.-2-2.3 – 4016 Route 9 – Flip Flop on the Dock – Remove existing sign and build a new 5’X5’ sign on 8ft. posts to advertise […]

The price we all must pay for the Adirondack Park

In the aftermath of the 30th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks, David Gibson reflects on what more the state could do for the region Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Battery energy storage systems: Your questions answered

The Adirondack Park Agency approved one utility-sized battery energy storage system so far. But towns are passing moratoriums delaying their builds. So what are battery storage systems and why is the state promoting them? Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Minutes: Peru Planning Board Meeting of February 11, 2026

PB Minutes Feb 2026

Act 181 debate pokes at the heart of Vermont’s rural-urban dynamics

Click here for the vtdigger story 

AGENDA – Planning Board , WEDNESDAY April 8, 2026 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of March 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: ANY FURTHER BUSINESS Allison Webbinaro – Position Change From Full Time to Alternative Board Member Patrick McFarlin – Position Change From Alternative to Full Time Board Member File # P2026-004 – Parcels 290.-1-26.21 & 302.-1-11 […]

As momentum grows for workforce housing, $3.5 million bridges North Country gaps

Clinton County is included in the program  Click here for the NCPR story 

Agenda – Planning Board March Meeting at 6 p.m.

Click here for the March 11 Planning Board Agenda

Minutes: Peru Planning Board, December 10, 2025 Meeting

Justin Wilson, Chairman of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday December 10, 2025 to order at 6pm. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:                                 JUSTIN WILSON, CHAIRMAN                               PRESENT                                 ALISON WEBBINARO, VICE CHAIR                      ABSENT                                 DANIEL HAMILTON                                              PRESENT                                 MARK HAMILTON                                                PRESENT                                 ROBERT LEPAGE                                                   PRESENT                                 GARRETT MASTIC                                                 PRESENT                                 […]

AGENDA – Peru Planning Board , Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL December 2025 minutes  OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: Amendment to File #P2025-019 – 3-Lot Minor Subdivision of Parcel ID#267.-1-13.1 submitted by Donald and Linda Covel, 842 Mannix Rd. File #P2026-001 – Site Plan Review – Valcour Island Marina, Former Olde Valcour […]

A tiny Central NY village is adding affordable housing without a fight: ‘I guess we’re different’

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Residents support Plattsburgh project at a crossroads

Click here for the WAMC story 

Residents Launch Petition and SEQRA Challenge Concerning Proposed DHS/HSI Facility in Plattsburgh

12/1/25 – News release from Cadyville resident Patricia Barnett  12/2/15≤ 8 a.m. – Barnett stated that 103 people had signed her petition in a 15-hour period.  North Country residents are renewing and formalizing concerns that were raised during the public hearings but remain unresolved following the Planning Board’s November 18 approval of the proposed DHS/HSI facility […]

AGENDA Planning Board, Wednesday, December 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL November 2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-019  Site Plan Review-Sign, Americu Credit Union, 700 Bear Swamp Rd. 280.-1-31.2 P2025-021  Site Plan Review-Sign, Eric Duquette, 327 Route 22B, 268.-1-40.2 P2025-109 2-Lot Minor Subdivision, Donald and Linda  Covel, 842 Mannix Rd. 267.-1-13.1 ELECTIONS ANY […]

AGENDA -Planning Board , WEDNESDAY, November 12, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL October 2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-0018 2-Lot Minor Subdivision, Lauren Waldron, 280.-2-15.1, 637 Telegraph Rd ANY FURTHER BUSINESS CEO REPORT ADJOURNMENT

Proposition 1 Explained: NY ballot measure would make amends in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Planning Board Agenda – WEDNESDAY, September 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL June  2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-0014 Site Plan Review;Food Truck, Michele Belanger, 280.1-5-6,  2 Gorman Way P2025-0015 Merge, Forrence Orchards Inc, 268.-1-49 & 268.-1-35.1, 307 Route 22B                      ANY […]

Peru Planning Board September Meeting Agenda

WEDNESDAY September 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL June  2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS:P2025-0014 Site Plan Review;Food Truck, Michele Belanger, 280.1-5-6, 2 Gorman Way P2025-0015 Merge, Forrence Orchards Inc. 268.-1-49 & 268.-1-35.1, 307 Route 22B ANY FURTHER BUSINESS Sketch plan review  Davey Drive,  […]

CEO to retire, planning board needs members, town faces lawsuit

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY – The Peru Town Board hired Bob Guynup as the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) just over nine years ago on May 23, 2016. At its meeting on Monday, August 11, Supervisor Craig Randall announced that Guynup is retiring, effective September 30. With leave taken into account, his last work […]

AGENDA – Planning Board WEDNESDAY August 13, 2025 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL June  2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-0014 Site Plan Review;Food Truck  Michele Belanger 280.1-5-6,  2 Gorman Way.   P2025-0015 Merge Forrence Orchards Inc 268.-1-49 & 268.-1-35.1 307 Route 22B  7. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS 8. CEO REPORT 9.ADJOURNMENT  

AGENDA – Town of Peru Planning Board, Wednesday, June 11, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL April 2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-0011 Merge, Gary and Julia Liberty, 278.-1-11.41,278.-1-11.5, 278.-1-11.2, 25 Taylor Rd P2025-0012 4-Lot Minor Subdivision, Nathan and Scott Brault, 258.-3-8, Lapham Mills Rd, Rock Rd P2025-0013 Merge, Nathan and Scott Brault, 258.-3-8, 258.-3-11, 328 Lapham Mills […]