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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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AGENDA – Zoning Board of Appeals WEDNESDAY,  October 19, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU

  1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
  2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  3. ROLL CALL
  4. APPROVAL of  July 20, 2022 minutes
  5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
  6. APPLICATIONS:

                                                1.   Z2022-074

                                      Interpretation of Zoning Ordinance

                                      Jack and Sondra Tarbox

                                      Valcour Heights Dr

                                      Peru, NY 

  1. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS:                                      
  1. CEO REPORT:
  2. ADJOURNMENT

 

Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Peru News, Zoning Board News.
Comments: none

AGENDA Planning Board WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU

  1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
  2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  3. ROLL CALL
  4. APPROVAL of September 14, 2022 minutes
  5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 
  6. APPLICATIONS

                      1.P2022-017  Site Plan Approval with SEQRA

                                                                                               Ryan Darby

                                                                                               Warehouse

                                                                                                258.-1-18

                                                                                                Rock Rd

2 .P2022-024  Special Use Permit

  NY RSA2 Cellular Partnership

  Dba Verizon Wireless

  124-foot Monopole Cell Tower

  254.-4-9.231

  960 Peasleeville Rd

3.P2022-025 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA

David and Karen Babbie

                                                                        255.-7-6 &255.-7-7

                                                                        Off Peasleeville and Alexander Rds

4.P2022-026 Merge with SEQRA

                                                                        Brad Duquette

                                                                        Merge of above lots with 255.2-39.27

                                                                        282 Peasleeville Rd   

                           

  1. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
  2. CEO REPORT
  3. ADJOURNMENT

 

Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Peru News, Planning Board News.
Comments: none

Abortion by pill rose in 2020, Vermont data shows

The Vermont Department of Health reported 1,227 abortions in the state in 2020. That’s about 200 abortions per 1,000 live births, compared to 170 per 1,000 in 2019 — a slight uptick after years of decline.

Click here for the VTDIGGER story 

Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
Comments: none

Adirondack Council urges state to drop plan to remove wolf from NYS endangered species list

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, State Government News.
Comments: none

Peru Town Board Meeting of September 26, 2022

Peru Gazette story will follow

AGENDA

TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

  1. Call Meeting To Order
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  1. Roll Call
  1. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of September 12 and Special Meeting of September 19, 2022
  1. Community Input.
  1. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approve P & H Senesac Lagoon Project Pay App. Request #7.
  1. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approve Luck Bros. Elm St. Project Pay App. Request #1.
  1. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approve Luck Bros. Telegraph Culvert Project Pay App. Request #3.
  1. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: To Pass Local Law #1 of 2022 to Exceed the Tax Levy Limit.

 

  1. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Award Salt Brine Maker from Bid Opening on September 26 at 10 a.m.
  1. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Youth Commission Purchasing Questions.
  1. DISCUSSION:  Telegraph Culvert Project Update.
  1. DISCUSSION:  Sewer Projects Updates.

 

  1. DISCUSSION:  Other Business.

 

  1. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

 

  1. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay Bills. 
  1. MOTION:  Adjourn to Executive Session. 
  1. MOTION:  Return from Executive Session. 

 

MOTION:     Adjourn

Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Peru News, Town Board News.
Comments: none

Peru father, daughter become 46ers together

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Youth News.
Comments: none

Canada removing all COVID-19 entry restrictions October 1

Dropping all COVID-19-era restrictions for people entering the country by air, land, or sea. 

Click here for the NCPR story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Business News, Heathcare News, National News, Peru/Regional History.
Comments: none

Strong turnout for Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Charity Events, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
Comments: none

N.Y. cracking down on unemployment insurance fraud

More than $11M in fraudulent payments detected in August

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
Comments: none

Friday Night Fever Week 4: New York Edition highlights

The latest scores and updates from all the high school football contests in Section VII

Click here for the NBC 5 News video report 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Sports News.
Comments: none

Syracuse football breaks into USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 25 following win over Virginia

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Sports News, Upstate New York.
Comments: none

A kid-saving NY law almost no one enforces: How the flavored vape ban went up in smoke

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Posted: September 26th, 2022 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none

Residential school survivors to march from Akwesasne to Canada with demand for records about missing children

Click here for the NCPR story 

Posted: September 25th, 2022 under National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
Comments: none

Border apprehensions trend upward in the Swanton Sector

Click here for the WCAX News report 

Posted: September 24th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
Comments: none

Fall activities: Your guide to pumpkin patches, apple orchards, corn mazes and more

Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Posted: September 24th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Things to do in & near Peru.
Comments: none

DNA test confirms animal killed in NY was wolf, not coyote

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Environmental News, Peru/Regional History.
Comments: none

Strand Center exhibit lauds the human form as muse

Free Community Figure Drawing Nights also offered

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, Northern NY News, Things to do in & near Peru.
Comments: none

SUNY chief: Enrollment dip easing

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
Comments: none

Law enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run coming to town

Annual event coming to Plattsburgh Friday, Sept. 23

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Charity Events, Community Events, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
Comments: none

Free Fishing Day this weekend

Saturday, Sept. 24 initiative coincides with National Hunting and Fishing Day

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Recreation opportunities.
Comments: none

Full body scanner to help stop contraband in county jail

Long-awaited $160K equipment secured through American Rescue Plan funds

Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
Comments: none

Cancer death rates fall steadily in the US, with more survivors than ever

Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Posted: September 22nd, 2022 under Heathcare News, National News.
Comments: none

The fight for more federal prison workers in the Adirondacks gets political

Click here for the NCPR story 

Posted: September 22nd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
Comments: none

One last advocacy push as labor comissioner weighs lowering farmworker overtime threshold

Click here for the NCPR report 

Posted: September 22nd, 2022 under Agricultural News, Business News, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none

Ski jumping World Cup returns to US for 1st time since 2004 and it’s in Lake Placid

Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Posted: September 22nd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Sports News, Things to do in & near Peru.
Comments: none

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