The Peru Gazette

This is a video of tonight’s Main Street Plan Town Board Workshop. At the Peru Town Board meeting that followed, the Board approved a resolution (4-0) to seek bids on the project. Please excuse two brief breaks in video due to technical issues. The round of applause for Adele Douglas was not purposely omitted.   […]

AGENDA- TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, March 12, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of February 26, 2018; 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; JCEO; and Banking […]

March 1, 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $65.9 million in New NY Broadband Program Round III grants have been awarded in the North Country. Peru will receive the highest amount totaling $9,441,335 in grants and other funding serving 2,363 locations. The Peru Gazette has contacted Governor Cuomo’s representative to gather more details. These […]

By John T. Ryan A Board/Community Workshop on the Main Street project was scheduled for Monday, March 12, 2018 at 6PM. Adele Douglas and Don McBrayer will be asked to be present to answer any additional questions from the community and the Board. Adele Douglass would like the Board to authorize letting bids on the […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 26, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the February 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION: Main St. Project Update. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Building Permit Fee Change. DISCUSSION: Flooding Update. DISCUSSION: Court Arraignments Concerns. DISCUSSION: Miniseries Filming on Lyons […]

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Highlights of the Peru Town Board February 12, 2018 Meeting Counselor Jim Langley expressed frustration that of the 114 arraignments conducted in Peru Town Court last year, 77 or 66% involved people arrested outside of the Town of Peru. Forty-one arraignments involved arrests in the Town of Plattsburgh (36%), 36 (31.5%) involved arrests in other […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, February 12, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of January 29, 2018; 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; JCEO; and […]

Source: Peru eyes downtown improvements – Sun Community News & Printing Click here to view the Peru Gazette’s video of the Town Board Workshop on the Main Street Project. It gives the project details. 

Source: Peru eyes Sullivan Park upgrades – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan (Updated February 2, 2018 at 8:42 p.m.) It appears the Peru Town Board will consist of four members, not the normal five during 2018. At the Board’s January 29 meeting Supervisor Brandy McDonald (a Democrat) moved to appoint former Councilman Donald McBrayer (a Republican) to fill the open board position until […]

A Town Board Workshop is scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM. The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss The Main Street Project. The Workshop will take place at The Peru Town Hall and is open to the public.

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 29, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the January 18, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Essex County Terry Mtn. Snow Plowing Contract Approval. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Approve the Appointments of the Youth Commission Board DISCUSSION: New Building Permit […]

Peru – Eight years of relative harmony on the Peru Town Board appears coming to an end. Politics, word parsing and disagreement over facts appear to be rearing their heads. The disharmony centers on filling or not filling the Council seat that opened when Councilman Brandy McDonald was elected Town Supervisor. Two years remain on […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, January 18, 2018 @ 7:00 AM   Call Meeting To Order   Pledge of Allegiance   Roll Call   MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of December 26, 2017; Regular Meeting of December 29, 2017; 2018 Organizational Meeting of January 2, 2018 and Emergency Meeting […]

Story Undated 11/18/25 – The Peru Gazette deleted Dianne Miller’s photo per her request. January 15, 2018 – In a brief late afternoon emergency meeting the Peru Town Board appointed Dianne Miller as Town Clerk/Tax Collector effective immediately and through December 31, 2018. Miller replaces Kathleen Flynn who resigned the position effective January 12, 2018 in […]

The Peru Town Board held its 2018 Organizational Meeting on January 2, 2018. Nine resolutions relating to the following items were approved: Salaries of Elected Officials, Appointees, Department Liaisons, Board Meeting Dates and Times, Contracts, Mileage Reimbursement Rate, Town Depository, Town Newspaper. Resolution #1 Resolution Establishing 2018 SALARY AND PAYMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS BE IT RESOLVED that 2018 salaries for Town of […]

AGENDA – PERU TOWN BOARD EMERGENCY MEETING JANUARY 15, 2018 @ 5:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Appointment of Tax Collector/Town Clerk. MOTION: Adjourn

The Peru Town Board held a brief meeting on Monday, December 29, 2017. Highlights included: Several end of year fund transfers. Acceptance of the resignation of longtime Zoning Board Member/Chairman Robin Bashaw. Appointment of Sean Lukas to the Zoning Board. Tabling of a financial software contract with Logics Solutions LLC. Approval of purchasing a new […]

As my term of town councilor in Peru ends, I would like to leave with some parting words. First, and foremost, congratulations need to be given to the new town supervisor, Brandy McDonald, who has my confidence in being able to lead our town; our newly elected town councilor, Mel Irwin, whom I would like […]

Peru – Public comments and potentially controversial agenda items are not normal town board organizational meeting agenda items. The Peru Town Board’s January 2, 2018 Organizational Meeting was different. Click here to view all the meeting.  The published agenda included a resolution to fill the vacant town board seat created when Brandy McDonald became town […]

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Supervisor Donald McBrayer. Supervisor Peter Glushko and Counselor Jim Douglass were excused. The Board approved a labor contract with the Highway Department employees. Contract negotiations with the CSEA were protracted and difficult. A fact-finder helped reach the agreement. Jackie Kelleher of the law firm Stafford, Pillar and Murnane represented […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JANUARY 2, 2018, 1:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Salaries for Elected Positions: DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approval of 2018 Appointees. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Appointee Salaries and Frequency of Payments DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of Town Department Liaisons. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Regular Town Board Meeting Dates […]