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By Donald McBrayer

The Regular Town Board Meeting was held on Monday, December 27th. Wrapping up the year’s business dominated the meeting.

Year-end fund transfers in several budget categories totaling $99,559.72 were approved.
·    24 transfers in the General Fund totaling $31,662.51
·    21 transfers in the Highway Fund totaling $33,081.70
·    18 transfers in the Water Fund totaling $10,223.51
·    16 transfers in the Sewer Fund totaling $9,175.23
·    4 transfers in the Valcour Fund totaling $1,174.06
·    A General Fund to Highway Fund transfer of $11,767.23 to cover a truck expense.
·    A transfer in the Youth Fund of $2,475.48

Town Supervisor Peter Glushko thanked Highway Superintendent Mike Farrell for keeping overtime to a very low level this past year. It was also noted that the Valcour Water/Sewer overtime expenses were also way down in 2010 due to the grinder pump upgrades.

The Dog Law was passed, and can be found at: http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/towndocs/Dog-Ordinance.pdf
For more information and an overview of the new law see the previous Gazette story at: http://www.perugazette.com/2010/12/15/town-will-administer-dog-licensing-and-control-a-revised-dog-control-law-is-being-proposed/

A Public Hearing date for a proposed Town Noise Ordinance was set for Monday, January 24th at 6:30 PM preceding the Regular Meeting. The proposed ordinance can be found at http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/towndocs/NoiseOrdinance.pdf

The 2011 Organizational Meeting was also scheduled for Monday, January 10 at 6:30PM preceding the Regular Meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55PM.

Minutes for the December 13, 2010 Regular Meeting were approved and can be found at:
http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/min10/12-13-2010-RM.pdf

A recording of the meeting can be found at: http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/TBM-12-27-2010.WAV

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AGENDA, TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, December 27, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

1. Call Meeting To Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. MOTION: Approval of minutes for the December 13, 2010 Regular Meeting.

5. Community Input and Questions

6. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Fund Transfers.

7. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Internet Tax Payments

8. DISCUSSION/MOTION: 2011 Dog Licensing/Town Dog Control Law.

.9. DISCUSSION: River Road Water Project Update.

10. DISCUSSION: Purchase of Rock Road School House Update.

11. DISCUSSION: 2011 Organizational Meeting.

12. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Return of Bond Certificate.

13. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Water Quality Update.

14. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Spitfire Drive Drainage Update.

15. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Town Noise Ordinance Public Hearing.

16. DISCUSSION: Use of Town Timesheets.

17. DISCUSSION: Other Business.

18. DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

19. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approve and Pay Bills.

MOTION: Adjourn

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Leon Blair, Chairman of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of November 17, 2010 to order at 7:00 pm. Read more »

Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, November 10^th, 2010 at 7:00pm, to order. Read more »

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By John T. Ryan

On January 8^th eighteen members of the Peru Community Church Jamaican Mission Team will depart for the Church’s 12^th Annual Jamaican Mission trip. Missioners travel to the Mandeville, Jamaica region. They typically work in a local school and orphanage, conduct counseling training classes for local churches, build a simple home for a local family and perform maintenance work at the home of Roy Jones, the apple picker whose serious injury in Peru, NY prompted the first mission trip.

George and Harriet Burrell organized the first mission trip and continue their work each year. Asked if he ever thinks about not going George Burrell responded, “We just seemed to be called back. At some point we may stop; but we’re still going strong.” Noting he is getting a “little older” Burrell said, “When we do stop, we hope younger people will continue the mission.”

This year the missioners will be assisting an orphanage which is home to twenty-seven children almost all of whom are under five years of age. The New Hope Children’s Home in Mandeville is in tremendous need of gently used or new clothing especially shorts, socks and sundresses, crib fitted sheets, diaper cream, baby powder and chewable vitamins.

Along with the clothing and children’s items, monetary donations are still needed to pay for transportation of supplies, to build the home and repair Roy Jones’ home. If you would like to help please mail your check to the Peru Community Church, 13 Elm St., Peru, NY 12972. Please annotate the check “Jamaican Mission.”

Peru Community Church website information on the Mission (Click here)

An excellent Press Republication story on the the Mission orphanage program (Click here)

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