On October 15th, International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, Healing Grace Center for hope and Healing spent an evening sharing the story of Grace, honoring the families of loss in the North Country and remembering the sweet infant son of William and Alice Miner. Miner Institute and The Alice T. Miner Museum hosted a fundraiser for Healing Grace Center for Hope & Healing. During the event founder and executive director for Healing Grace Sarah Munn-Wojtaszek shared her organization’s mission and vision for the grief center. Ellen Adams, director of the museum, spoke and shared the story of William Miner, Jr., the son of William and Alice Miner, who died in 1902 at just two weeks old.
Healing Grace’s mission is to provide support, guidance, love, and community to families that have suffered the death of an infant at any stage of pregnancy and within the first year of life. Healing Grace helps families to cultivate hope and provides support for the healing journey after loss with services such as professional and peer support, birth planning, funeral planning support, comfort boxes and other products to support maternal grief.
This fundraising event raised over $1,500 for Healing Grace, an organization that would have meant so much to the Miners and works tirelessly to cultivate hope in the face of such tragic loss. This mission and collaboration bring together 3 organizations that are dedicated to improving life and building community in the North Country. Rachel Dutil, public relations director for the Miner Institute said of the event, “It is so meaningful to partner with Healing Grace, not only because their mission and work is so compelling, but because William and Alice Miner themselves could have greatly benefited from an organization like Healing Grace and would undoubtedly be pleased to support it.”
Note – The above information is a Healing Grace Center for Hope and Healing press release.
Posted: November 5th, 2022 under General News.
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The Peru Lions Club was at BOCES (Rise for the Center of Success) Friday morning, performing vision screenings for twenty-seven five and six-year-olds. Lions participants were Ed Eisele, David Dalton, Craig Randall, and Carlene Wood.
Posted: November 5th, 2022 under Community Events, Education News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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- Call Meeting To Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- 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; JCEO; and Banking Reports).
- MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting of October 24, 2022; Emergency Meeting of November 1, 2022 and the Public Hearing of November 2, 2022.
- Community Input.
- DISCUSSION: Heyworth Mason Bldg. Paintings.
- MOTION/DISCUSSION: Veteran Proclamation.
- MOTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Luck Bros., Inc. Payment App #5 for Telegraph Culvert Project
- RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Accept the Hiring of Adam Archer as MEO I for the Highway Dept.
- RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Pass Local Law #2 of 2022 for Senior Citizen Exemption Limits.
- DISCUSSION: Telegraph Road Culvert Project Update.
- DISCUSSION: Sewer/Elm St. Project Update.
- DISCUSSION: Other Business.
- DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.
- RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Pay Bills.
- MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session.
- MOTION: Return from Executive Session.
- MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.
Posted: November 5th, 2022 under Peru News, Town Board News.
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PROPERTY TAX LAW SLIDING SCALE AUTHORIZATION LAW
NOVEMBER 7, 2022, 5:45 PM
MOTION: To Open the Public Hearing.
DISCUSSION: PROPOSED Local Law #2 of 2022 – “A Local Law to enact the Property Tax Law Sliding Scale Authorization for NYS Real Property Law §467.
MOTION: To Close the Public Hearing.
Posted: November 5th, 2022 under Peru News, Town Board News, Veterans' News.
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National effort to raise awareness about challenges facing veterans
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Posted: November 5th, 2022 under County Government News, National News, Veterans' News.
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Peru – November 3, 2022 – The Peru Town Board unveiled its 2023 Preliminary Budget at a public hearing last evening. Peru residents have been watching the sewer system upgrade project for many months. Beginning in 2023, property owners in the sewer district will experience tax increases. The higher sewer tax rate follows increases in Peru’s assessed property values earlier this year.
The proposed 2023 tax rates per $1,000 of taxable value are General – $1.762, a decrease from $2.34 this year; Highway $2.239, a decrease from $2.36 this year; Water $1.038, a decrease from $1.39 this year, and Sewer $2.304 an increase from $.36 this year (+545%)
The 2023 budget includes an increase of $298,392 in sewer department expenditures, most of which are associated with paying principal and interest related to the sewer upgrade project. The town applied for and received significant grant funding for the project; however, Supervisor Brandy McDonald explained that costs escalated because of unanticipated construction issues, COVID-related cost increases, and other issues. In January 2019, the board passed a resolution authorizing borrowing not to exceed $4,618,418 for this project. In May 2022, it authorized borrowing $7,612,477.29.
There’s generally good news for taxpayers outside the sewer district. If their property didn’t increase in taxable value, they should experience a 15 to 16% town tax decrease. Even if their taxable values increased by 15%, taxes should still be stable or decline by 3.2%, depending on whether or not they own property in the water district.
The Peru Gazette compiled two examples. (Please note the use of the words “taxable value.” The examples take into account the reductions in general, highway, and water tax rates.
- A property inside sewer district #1 with a taxable property value of $150,000 in 2022 that did not increase in value would experience an overall 2023 tax increase of $148.95 (+15.6%).
- A property inside sewer district #1 with a 2022 taxable value of $150,000, with a 15% value increase to $172,500, would experience an overall tax increase of $314.17 (+33%).
Long-term borrowing is also affecting the Highway Department. For example, its budget includes $137,120 for principal and interest payments related to the Sullivan – Telegraph Road culvert replacement project.
The board will conduct a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, to adopt the Final Budget. Its next regular meeting will be conducted on November 7th at 6 p.m.
Other than board members, town employees, and this reporter, no one attended this public hearing.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Business News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, November 8th, at 6:30 PM. It is anticipated that an executive session will occur immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.
Anticipated topics include:
- 21-22 Independent Audit
- Small Claims Assessment Review Decisions
- Personnel Appointments
- Tax Collector Reports
- Professional Services Agreement
- Administrator Recruitment
- Facilities Use Fees
The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal COVID-19 safety procedures and protocols will be followed.
At this time, two (2) public comment opportunities are planned as follows:
1st public comment: Related to items on the agenda. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
2nd public comment: Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
Individuals unable to attend the regular meeting in person may submit public comments by emailing perucomments@perucsd.org no later than 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 8th. Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.
The agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org). The Board meeting will also be recorded and available on the website at a later date.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under General News.
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Jeffords Officials presented John Bernardi, President & CEO of United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., with a $20,000 check from the employee’s workplace giving campaign and their corporate pledge. Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company has a long history of supporting United Way and several other community initiatives.
Pictured left to right: Alex Jeffords Fessette; Vice President of Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company, John C. Bernardi, and Jesse Ringer; President of Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Peru – November 3, 2022 – Trucks poured concrete for a portion of Elm Street’s new sidewalk this morning. This afternoon Luck Bros. Inc. personnel are performing finish work. They expect to complete the sidewalk tomorrow.
The existing sidewalk and pavement had to be removed to install new sewer lines. Paving the street is next. Luck Bros. hopes to complete Phase #2 of Peru’s sewer system upgrade by the end of next week.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under General News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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Saranac Lake to Lake Placid segment expected to be complete next fall, full trail expected to be done in 2025
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Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Recreation opportunities.
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Returning, but at a new location: the former Best Buy site at the Champlain Centre Mall.
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Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Plattsburgh YMCA joins Adirondack Coast Sports to ensure program continuation
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Posted: November 2nd, 2022 under Northern NY News, Sports News, Youth News.
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