The Peru Gazette

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Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, April 21,  from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.

The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac Lake and Glens Falls.

St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 is coordinating the drive. 

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New York passed a law requiring anyone operating a motorized vessel to get and carry a boating safety certificate.

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Peru CSD will conduct Earth Day celebration workshops involving sixteen (16) environmental education organizations and student presenters from April 15th to April 17^th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

This is a three-day event to celebrate Earth Day and bring greater awareness of environmental issues to our students, staff, and community. There will be stations similar to a science fair, with various Earth Day activities. The venues will include the High School Gymnasium, Outdoor Courtyard, and Library.

The first two (2) days will be for Middle and High School students, and the third day will be for Grades 3-5 Elementary students. Over 1,200 students will view, interact, explore, and create with presenting organizations. Student club leaders will facilitate, guide, and assist presenters. Each station will take approximately fifteen (15) minutes and may include a presentation and activity.

Classes will be divided in half to accommodate approximately ten (10) students per station. Student groups will see three (3) station presentations and activities. After the event, students will be able to share their experiences with others.

Organizations Presenting include: Clinton County Soil & Water Conservation Department, Casella, DEC, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Compost For Good, Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Miner Institute, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, North Country Clean Energy Hub, Ausable Freshwater Center, Clinton/Essex Cornell Cooperative Extension, Clinton County Health Department, Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondack Mountain Club, and Point Au Roche Nature Center.

Student groups include:

Students Against a Vanishing Environment, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, High School Student Leadership Group, Environmental Science Class, Elementary Student Leadership Group, Elementary Media Club, Butterfly Effect Club, and Science National Honor Society.

Please reach out if you have any questions and/or would like to schedule a visit.

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1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call 

4. 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; Banking Reports, and JCEO);

5. MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 24, 2025 and Special Meeting of April 8, 2025.

6. Community Input. 

7. DISCUSSION/MOTION: 

8. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Acceptance of Internal Audit for the Town Court System.

9. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Trespasz Law Bond Counsel Retainer Letter.

10. DISCUSSION: Update on the Telegraph Rd. Culvert Project by C & S Engineers.

11. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:   Approval to Close H26 Capital Project Bank Account.

12. DISCUSSION: Other Business: Council Comments

13. DISCUSSION: Other Business: Department Head Comments.

14. DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

15. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Pay April 2025 Bills.

16. MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session.

17. MOTION: Return from Executive Session. 

18. MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.

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Ham and Potato Casserole

Vegetable 

Bread 

Dessert

Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 

All are invited and welcome!

In September 2023, Chriss Zuckerman, a resident of a Howard Center residential facility, was killed by a car on Shelburne Road. Could her death have been avoided?

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An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April.

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State Police spokeperson said Law enforcement instructed Moore to drop the firearm, but he refused and aimed the weapon at troopers and deputies

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Billy Jones Press Release 4/10/25 – It has been one month since over 2,000 correction officers were terminated, and I have been working diligently to get the officers who want to return to work back into their respective facilities.

Today, the officers in these facilities are faced with almost daily 12 hour or longer shifts, critical staffing shortages, and continued dangerous working conditions.

The fastest and simplest solution for the State to prevent the brewing safety crisis from getting out of control is to rehire the correction officers who are willing to return to work. Prioritizing those who were let go while on FMLA, sick leave, or other approved time off is critical to bring staff back to these facilities quickly.

Restaffing the facilities also allows civilian workers – who are currently placed in positions that they are often not equipped for – to return to their normal positions and minimize the risks that come with low staff levels. Our civilian workers should not be paying the price for the inadequate staffing levels that the state can quickly resolve. This will also help resume normal programming and other functions within the facilities.

The National Guard members that have been sent to staff facilities were a necessary temporary solution, but it is time for the state to return trained correction officers to their positions to lessen the burden on our state resources. The cost of keeping these members stationed in facilities they are not trained for is far higher than simply returning former corrections officers to their jobs.

On top of the staffing issues, implementing safety measures that ensure all staff can go to work and know that they will return home safe is essential. We have seen far too many instances of dangerous substances getting into facilities and hospitalizing workers. It is beyond time for the state to agree that body and mail scanners are necessary for entry into our correctional facilities.

I have heard repeatedly from current corrections officers that this is an untenable situation. Many officers are already becoming burnt out from overexertion in poor working conditions, and it will only continue to go downhill if something is not done quickly.

It is time for the Governor and DOCCS to see the scale of this issue and act quickly to implement these solutions.

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By John T Ryan

April 8, 2025, Peru, NY—On Tuesday afternoon, the Peru Town Board awarded K & L Plumbing and Heating of Plattsburgh a $1,156,000 contract for the mechanical components (heating and air conditioning) of the wastewater treatment plant project. The general, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contracting bids amount to $17,450,000, excluding design, engineering, and contingency costs.

Town Supervisor Craig Randall stated that he anticipates securing an approximate $8 million loan at 0% interest over 30 years once grant money is received.

Randall mentioned requesting an updated total cost estimate from C&S Engineering. This will help him assess the project’s financial impact on the district’s 565  users. Additionally, water users may incur some of the costs, as the plant upgrade includes offices and garages necessary for water services.

The following contractors submitted the lowest bids in their respective categories: 

• General Contractor: Murnane Building Contractors – $9,304,000 
• Plumbing Contractor: John W. Danforth – $5,648,000 
• Electrical Contractor: Triangle Electrical Systems – $1,342,800 Mechanical Contractor
• K & L Plumbing and Heating – $1,156,000 
• New York State awarded Peru $11,087,515 in grants, covering at least 50% of project costs. The town will finance the remaining cost through a 30-year no-interest loan. 

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