The Peru Gazette

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6 PM  Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  Community Input. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve Work Change Directive GC-CD.19 from Murnane Bldg. Contractors, Inc. for the Peru WWTP Project. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve Work Change Directive GC-CD.20 from Murnane. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve Work Change Directive GC-CD.21 from Murnane. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve Work Change Directive GC-CD.22 from Murnane. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve […]

Driven by camp conversions and structural upgrades, annual town referrals to the APA grew from nearly 80 in 2015 to more than 160. Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

October, 20, 2026 – Telegraph Road reopened to thru-traffic shortly after 2 PM today. A deteriorating culvert forced the road closure in April 2024. The Peru Highway Department will remove the detour signs later today.

By John T. Ryan  October 15, 2026 – Replacing deteriorated culverts and bridges continues to cost Peru many dollars. At its Thursday, October 15 meeting, the town board authorized issuing $4,334,157 in bond anticipation notes to finance the recently completed Lyons Road culvert and the soon-to-be-replaced Westcott Road bridge. No NYS grants are available for […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports, JCEO) MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Public Hearing of August 10, Special Meeting of October 5 and Regular Meeting of September 28, […]

By John T. Ryan Peru, NY, the Peru Town Board held a 6 PM regular meeting on Monday, September 28, 2026, immediately following a 5:45 PM Public Hearing where the public had the opportunity to comment on the town’s anticipated 2027 budget exceeding the state-imposed 2% tax levy increase limit. At this meeting, the board […]

Copied from the Town of Peru Website: A Resolution will be considered by the Town Board of the Town of Peru, Clinton County, New York on October 15, 2026 to authorize the reconstruction of the Lyons Road and Westcott Road culvert crossings at an estimated maximum cost of $4,334,157 and authorizes the levy of a […]

ALTONA, N.Y. — The Town of Altona will officially break ground on its new Town Hall on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at 3124 Miner Farm Road. The new facility will provide a modern, accessible and efficient space for town government and community services. Plans include seven designated office spaces, a separate modern […]

Peru, NY – October 8, 2026 – Luck Bros. applied an asphalt topcoat to the Telegraph Road Dry Mill Brook bridge today.  The fine asphalt will extend up the hill on both sides of the structure. Unfortunately, the guardrail subcontractor can’t deliver until October 19.  The new bridge will hopefully open later that week.  The […]

By John T. Ryan  September 28, 2026 – Residents had the opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions about the town’s 2027 budget potentially exceeding the 2% tax levy increase limit at last evening’s Public Hearing. Two people asked questions. State law requires towns to hold hearings of this nature if they may exceed the […]

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:       To Open the Public Hearing. DISCUSSION:  Proposed Local Law #2 of 2026 – “A Local Law to override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c. MOTION:      To Close the Public Hearing. MOTION:        Adjourn

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 14, 2026 and Special Meeting of September 18, 2026.  Community Input.  MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session. MOTION: Return from Executive Session. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: (Previously tabled on 9/14/26) Resolution for On-Call Compensation for Code Enforcement Officer. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve […]

By John T Ryan The Peru Town Board anticipates a 2027 tax levy that will exceed the NYS-imposed 2% tax levy limit. Supervisor Craig Randall stated, “We exceeded the tax levy limit in 2026. I do not see an opportunity to stay under that cap in the coming year. There’s a lot of pressure on […]

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Peru is anticipating that the budget for the fiscal year of 2027 will require a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-c, and WHEREAS, a local law is required pursuant to subdivision 5 of General […]

PLEASE BE ADVISED I HAVE CALLED FOR A SPECIAL PERU TOWN BOARD MEETING FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 11:00AM FOR THE PUPOSE OF CONSIDERING AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (JCAP) GRANT, IF AWARDED, TO BE USED FOR SECURITY RELATED EQUIPMENT AND INSULATION TO BE INSTALLED […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports, JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Public Hearing of August 10, Special Meeting of August 14 and Regular Meeting of August 24, […]

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By John T Ryan Deputy Town Supervisor Melvin Irwin chaired this meeting replacing vacationing Supervisor Craig Randall. The board accepted Steve Imhoff’s resignation as Interim Code Enforcement Officer (CEO). CEO Duane Bibeau has completed his training and testing and is now fully certified. The board thanked Imhoff for his service.  CEO Report – Added 8/31/26  […]

August 26 and August 27, 2026

25 Building Permits issued $4,849.25 in fees collected Attended Town Board Meeting Received 2 Planning Board Applications Received 0 Zoning Board Applications 20% of time spent on Marina Project 51 Certificates of Compliance issued 38 Of which were Permits From 2024-2025 97 Inspections completed TOTAL 89 Completed by DB Continued inspections/site visits on open permits […]

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Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of August 10, 2026 and Special Meeting of August 14, 2026.  Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve Work Change Directive No: P-CD.03 from J. W. Danforth Company.  DISCUSSION/MOTION: Approval of Murnane Building Contractors Pay App. #13 for Peru WWTP Project.  […]

By John T Ryan (Thanks to Bill Baggs for videoing the meeting in my absence) At a public hearing imminently preceding the August 10, 2026 Town Board Meeting, Supervisor Craig Randall explained Local Law #1, which would permit the board to hire a person residing and voting outside the Town of Peru as Deputy Town […]