The Peru Gazette

The Peru Gazette is including Town Council Candidate Geoffrey Spear in our Candidate Forum. His responses to our questions arrived several days following our deadline, however, in the interest of informing the public we believe his views deserve to be heard.  We are reposting the responses received from candidates Brandy McDonald and Kregg Bruno.

1. Please summarize your education, employment, family, community involvement.   I graduated from Peru High School in 1993.  I am married to Amy and we have three children; Frank, Cole and Jenna. I currently work for Hynes Electric Supply.  My community involvement includes; voluntary Peru Town Youth Coach for eight years in baseball, softball and soccer, […]

1. Please summarize your education, employment, family, community involvement.  Kregg Bruno graduated from Peru Central School in 1979.  Later attending SUNY Potsdam as an athlete in the wrestling department, which led him to Clinton Community College where he completed his degree in Applied Science.  After which he married Bonnie Benson and had two children, son […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, October 6, 2011, 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. MOTION:     Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 26, 2011, the Special Meeting of August 30, 2011 and the Emergency Meeting of September 6, 2011. 5. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Including Reports from all Departments into the Board Meeting Record: (Water/Sewer/Valcour: […]

In an effort to inform our readers regarding the background and views of the three candidates for the two open Peru Town Council positions, the Peru Gazette asked each candidate five questions. The responses received from Brandy McDonald and Kregg Bruno appear below. The Peru Gazette does not have any record of receiving a response […]

By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held their regular meeting Monday, September 26. Everyone was in attendance. The meeting included an update by the Town’s highway superintendent Greg Timmons reporting that the work on water mains on River Road & Locust Drive are completed. Timmons also requested $15,500 to allow the contractor to relocate a […]

By John T. Ryan Infrastructure spending is often mentioned as necessary for our nation’s future well-being. The Town of Peru will complete a major improvement to its infrastructure this week when the new 3,000 foot long River Road water line is connected to the Main Street line. When the connection is made Peru will have […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board recognized Boy Scout James Downs at its September 12, 2011 meeting. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko thanked Downs for completing his Eagle Scout project in which he constructed attractive flower boxes, filled them with beautiful flowers and attached them to the four welcome signs entering Peru.  Downs addressed […]

By John T. Ryan Town Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell told town counselors at last night’s town board meeting that road repairs following Hurricane Irene flooding will cost the town about $300,000.  Farrell hopes that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse the town for at least part of those expenses, but FEMA still has […]

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

By Donald McBrayer The Peru Town Board held their regular meeting on Monday, August 22nd. Everyone was in attendance. There was a discussion on an imbalance in regards to the shared services contract with the Town of Jay. Highway Superintendent Mike Farrell claims overtime and other expenses in the area of $33,000 are owed to […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING August 22, 2011 @ 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes from August 8, 2011 Regular Meeting. Community Input and Questions. DISCUSSION:  Water Quality Update. DISCUSSION:  Sewer Projects Update DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Heyworth Mason Park Phase I Development Engineering and Testing Proposal Acceptance. DISCUSSION:  Town of […]

VIOLATION NOTICE The Town of Peru has to sample quarterly for total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids to comply with the disinfection by-products rule for E.P.A. and New York State. Test results for the 2nd quarter of 2011 exceeded the allowable maximum contaminant levels.   Results are calculated by averaging the previous 4 quarters’ results.  The current […]

By Donald McBrayer The Peru Town Board held their regular meeting on Monday, August 8. Everyone except Town Councilor Sue Polhemus (excused) was present. The School Street sidewalk received final approval by D.O.T. clearing the way for the town to take ownership. The sidewalk was completed almost a year ago but was not accepted by […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, August 8, 2011 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:          Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meetings of July 11 and July 25, 2011

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board’s meeting of July 25, 2011 was brief but eventful. The Board discussed transferring $125,000 from the town’s unappropriated fund balance to the highway department’s fuel, parts and capital accounts. Clearing last winter’s heavy snow and repairing damage caused by spring and early summer flooding resulted in a […]

By John T. Ryan Anyone visiting the Peru Town Hall recently may have noticed a man they do not recognize either examining town records or entering data into a laptop.  For the past several weeks Alden Stevens, a records management specialist, has been organizing thousands of town records and preparing thousands of others for disposal. […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING July 25, 2011 @ 7:00 PM 1. Call Meeting To Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call

The Press Republican reports

By Donald McBrayer Geoffrey Spear was nominated to run for Town Councilor at the Peru Republican caucus that was held on Thursday, July 14th. A Peru native,  Spear is the son of Dr. Merritt  & Joan Spear. Graduating from Peru Central in 1980, Spear went on to earn a B.S. degree in Biology/Chemistry and a […]

POTSDAM, NY (07/14/2011)Kregg Bruno used the unique combination of a successful high school career and a taste of the NCAA Division I level to create a standout three-year career as a wrestler at SUNY Potsdam. Bruno, a member of the Bears wrestling team from 1981-84 and a 2011 Bears Hall of Fame inductee as of […]

The Town of Peru Youth Commission is holding an open registration for their Fall Soccer Program at the Peru Town Hall.  Youth who reside in the Town of Peru and have not yet registered for the Fall Soccer Program can do so now through August 5th between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.  […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, July 11, 2011, 7:00 PM 1.              Call Meeting To Order 2.              Pledge of Allegiance 3.              Roll Call 4.              MOTION: 5.              Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 27, 2011. 6.              DISCUSSION/MOTION: Including Reports from all Departments into the Board Meeting Record: (Water/Sewer/Valcour: Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board Awarded a bid to Stephen Fuller Excavating Inc. in the amount of $139,139 for work at Heyworth-Mason Park at its June 27th regular meeting. The access road to the park will be improved, a parking area behind the Heyworth-Mason building will be constructed, drainage will be installed at the […]

By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held its regular meeting on Monday, June 13th. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko informed the board that complaints have been received related to both the new dog control and noise ordinances. He said, “There are a lot of big dogs running loose, and the SPCA is having a tough time boarding […]