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Highway Dept. excavator bid will be awarded Monday

 AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, January 9, 2012, 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:     Approval of minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of Dec. 30, 2011. DISCUSSION/MOTION:   Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour: Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning Report; Supervisor’s Report; Banking Report) Community Input DISCUSSION:  Employee Handbook Update. […]

Town Board Organizational Meeting will include 2012 contracts, salaries, etc.

AGENDA TOWN BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JANUARY 9, 2012 – 6:30 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2012 salaries for Elected Positions: DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approval of 2012 Appointees. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2012 Appointee Salaries and Frequency of Payments DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of Town Department Liaisons. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2012 Regular Town Board meeting dates […]

Town Board responds to break-ins and Supervisor clarifies mailbox replacement policy

By John T. Ryan (listen to this meeting) Peru’s wave of home and business break-ins dominated much of the discussion at the December 22, 2011 Town Board meeting. Donald Tourville of Locust Drive asked for the board’s backing in forming a neighborhood watch program. Former Board member Tom Powers was also concerned about possible violence. […]

Peru Town Hall hit by break-in

By John Ryan and Don McBrayer December 22, 2011 – Peru’s break-in wave escalated in the last twenty-four hours when intruders broke into the Peru Town Hall.  Peru Gazette reporter Don McBrayer reports that someone entered the building by prying the back door open. Once inside, they rifled through items in the reception office and […]

Board’s Thursday agenda includes former Supervisor’s insurance request

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, December 22, 2011 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:     Approval of Minutes from December 12, 2011 Regular Meeting. Community Input and Questions. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Town Energy Sourcing. DISCUSSION:  Don Covel Insurance Request. DISCUSSION:  Water/Sewer Projects Update. DISCUSSION:  Tropical Storm Irene Recovery Update. DISCUSSION:  Employee Benefits Handbook […]

A Christmas Message from Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko

To the Residents and the Employees of the Town of Peru: As Town Supervisor, along with my wife, Karen, I would like to extend a special wish for the employees, elected officials and the residents of the Town of Peru during this most wonderful time of the year.  As our celebrations get underway, it is […]

Town Board changes longtime mailbox replacement policy

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board reversed a longtime policy at its Monday, December 12, 2011 meeting.  The town will no longer repair or replace mailboxes damaged by town snow plows. Last winter the town paid out more than $2,500. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell said, “We’re the only town replacing mailboxes. No one […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, December 12, 2011, 7:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:     Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of November 28, 2011. DISCUSSION/MOTION:   Including Reports from all Departments into the Board Meeting Record: (Water/Sewer/Valcour: Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning Report; Supervisor’s Report; Banking Report, Enterprise report, Town Court Report, the Website Report) Community […]

Elmore’s new home, town energy supplier and tree lighting among topics at Monday’s Town Board Meeting

By Donald McBrayer The Peru Town Board held its regular meeting Monday night. All members except town attorney Don Biggs (excused) were present. Elmore SPCA Executive Director Laura Torrans thanked the board for their support and described the newly renovated facility at 556 Telegraph Rd. The renovations include 8 large outside pens, a full concrete […]

Town Supervisor/Town Board Thanksgiving Message

To the Residents and the Employees of the Town of Peru, As we celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday here in our Town, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support and help throughout this past year.  I thank the residents for their patience and understanding as we went through several […]

Town Board Agenda for Monday, November 28th

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING November 28, 2011 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:     Approval of Minutes from November 14, 2011 Regular Meeting. Community Input and Questions. DISCUSSION:  Elmore SPCA Update. DISCUSSION: Town Energy Sourcing. DISCUSSION:  Water/Sewer Projects Update. DISCUSSION:  Tropical Storm Irene Recovery Update DISCUSSION:  Highway Garage Roof Update. […]

Here is Monday’s Town Board agenda

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING October 14, 2011 –  7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of October 24 2011, Special Meeting of November 2, 2011 and Public Hearing of November 10, 2011 DISCUSSION/MOTION: Including Reports from all Departments into the Board Meeting Record: (Water/Sewer/Valcour: Highway; Town […]

2012 Peru Town Budget explained

By John T. Ryan Town of Peru taxpayers will have the opportunity to voice their opinion of the town’s preliminary 2012 budget at a Public Hearing scheduled for Thursday, November 10th at 6 p.m.  The Peru Gazette sat down with Town Supervisor Peter Glushko earlier this week and discussed some of the budget details. In […]

McDonald, Bruno, Keenan win big

The votes in the Town of Peru and here are the unofficial vote total not counting absentee, write-in and a few ballots from newly registered voters. For the two open Town Council positions these are the vote totals: Brandy McDonald  777 Kregg Bruno            740 Geoffrey Spear        604 […]

Preliminary 2012 Town budget increase is below the 2% tax cap

A letter from Town Supervisor Peter Glushko The Town of Peru’s Preliminary Budget for 2012 is ready for public scrutiny and the Town’s tax levy is well below the 2% cap.  Tax levies for Town General, Town Highway remained the same as the 2011 levy.  The Town Sewer tax levy increased by 2% due to […]

Special Town Board meeting tonight

The Peru Town Board will conduct a Special Meeting on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of setting a public hearing date for the 2012 Town of Peru budget.

Park work moving forward; bridge to be painted by volunteers

By Donald McBrayer The Heyworth/Mason Park & Trail Project is seeing good progress and more is coming according to Project Coordinator Adele Douglas.  Douglass updated the Town Board on the Heyworth/Mason Park & Trails progress at Monday’s Town Board Meeting. “There’s a big list of little things to do”, Douglas said. That list includes replacing […]

Air quality complaints on Board’s Monday Agenda

 AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, October 24, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.  1. Call Meeting To Order 2.Pledge of Allegiance  3. Roll Call 4. MOTION:     Approval of Minutes from October 6, 2011 Regular Meeting. 5. Community Input and Questions. 6. DISCUSSION:  Water/Sewer Projects Update. 7. DISCUSSION:  Tropical Storm Irene Recovery Update. 8. DISCUSSION:  Highway Garage Roof Update. 9. DISCUSSION: Heyworth/Mason Park Update.  10. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Employee Benefits […]

Birchwood Drive water to be shut off Monday; Boil Water Order is still in effect

N O T I C E ! Monday the 24th of October as the Water Department will be shutting the water off from 9:00 am– 3:00 pm on Monday.  Thank you for your cooperation.  PERU WATER DISTRICT – BIRCHWOOD DRIVE NY0900216  MUST BE BOILED TO ENSURE SAFETY  THIS DIRECTIVE TO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE HEALTH […]

Getting off on the right foot – Saranac Lake is planning a bike-pedestrian trail

Getting off on the right foot – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Saranac Lake region — Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

Portion of Patent Road closed

The Town of Peru Highway Department announces that the Patent Road is closed between Mannix Road and 328 Patent Road  from Tuesday, October 18th until Thursday, October 20th for placing a box culvert. Emergency vehicles & local residents will not be able to access the road.  

Here is your 2012 tentative town budget and a budget guide

Click here to review the Town of Peru’s Tentative 2012 Budget   Click here to learn how to review a town budget     Click here to read the Press Republican story on the Tentative Budget  

New manager heads War of 1812 Museum

New manager heads BOPA Museum » Local News » Press-Republican.

Here’s how to evaluate your town budget

From the Office of NYS Comptroller Tom DeNapoli Every citizen of New York State is a resident of some local government unit, and usually of several overlapping governmental units (county, city, town, village, school district, fire district). While the federal and State governments get a lot of attention for the laws, regulations, and policy decisions […]

Tentative budget shows increase in Peru taxes

Tentative budget shows increase in Peru taxes » Local News » Press-Republican.