The Peru Gazette

The Town of Peru is notifying customers on the Calkins Rd., Barney Downs Rd., Reservoir Rd., Morgan, Hillside, Summit, Twin Creek, Oakdale and Pinewood Drives and Old Town Rd. that on Tuesday August 17, the Town will be shutting down the water for maintenance of the water tank. The shutdown will begin at about 9 a.m. and will last for about four hours. When the water comes back on there will a BOIL WATER ORDER for approximately three days for the these streets only.

Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 7:00pm, to order. Read more »

Mr. Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00pm, to order. Read more »

Congressman Owens Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bill Owens announced that Medicare will begin mailing out another round of $250 ‘donut hole’ checks to more than 30,000 New York seniors. Under the recently enacted health care reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time tax-free $250 rebate check.  These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap. Read more »

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By Donald McBrayer

The Peru Town Board held their Regular Meeting on Monday, August 9 at 7:00 PM.
An audio recording of the meeting can be found at:
http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/TBM-8-9-10.WAV

Everyone except Town Attorney, Don Biggs, was present.

The Agenda contained 21 items and discussions including:

• A Motion to approve the July 26 Meeting Minutes, which can be found at: http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/min10/07-26-2010-RM.pdf
• Approval of all Monthly Department Reports, which can be found at: http://www.perutown.com/town.htm
• Awarding the School Street Sidewalk bid to the lowest-bidder Tracy Trombley Construction for the amount of $74,816.45. Project Manager Adele Douglas informed the Board that the bid was 83% of the estimate, and when added to the design and inspection costs could exceed the $84,000 grant fund by “just a little bit”.
• Awarded a bid to SymQuest in the amount of $8,726 for a new copy machine for the Town hall. The cost covers the copy machine, and a one-year service contract.
• Set a Public Hearing Date on Monday, August 23 at 6:45 PM to discuss the pending Dog Control Law. The proposed law can be found at: http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/towndocs/Dog-Ordinance.pdf
• Dog Control Officer, Kelly Allen, has also requested her cell phone number be made public for the purpose of reporting dog problems. She can be reached at: (518) 726-6232.
• The 35MPH speed limit request from DOT for Quaker Highlands is approved, and the speed-limit signs are ordered. The new speed limit will be enforceable once the signs are erected.
• The 90-Day probationary period for the Planning/Zoning Secretary, Donna Quero, is over, and the Board approved her as a full-time employee of the Town of Peru.
  

The Meeting was adjourned a couple minutes after 9PM.

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