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Performances to take place November 12-13, 2021 

A fantastic selection of songs are featured in this brand new musical revue from shows including Rent, Into the Woods, Disney’s Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof, Disney’s Frozen, Little Shop of Horrors, Come From Away, and many more!

Peru, NY – Peru Drama Club announced that they will be joining thousands of theatrical organizations around the globe by producing their own local production of Music Theatre International’s All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) created this revue for theatres across the globe to use as a local fundraising event performed over the same weekend of November 12, 2021.  Peru Drama Club’s performances are scheduled for November 12th at 7:30PM, and November 13th at 2PM and 7:30PM. 

All Together Now! features songs from MTI’s beloved catalogue of musicals including Annie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Come From Away, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, and many more!

MTI’s President and CEO, Drew Cohen stated, “MTI’s All Together Now! is about bringing people back to the theatre, whether as audience members or cast, crew and musicians. The revue features songs from the world’s most iconic musicals, so there is definitely something for everyone to enjoy. Our goal with this worldwide event is for organizations to provide hope, inspiration and excitement to their communities through the transformative power of musical theatre.

Students, and a few special guests, have worked hard over the last six weeks to bring this revue to fruition, and we are excited to welcome back audiences into the air-conditioned Peru Jr/Sr High Auditorium for the first time since March of 2020! 

Tickets are $5 in advance and are available in school and online at http://perucsd.seatyourself.biz .  At the door student tickets will remain $5 and all others will be $7.  Also available are livestream tickets for either Saturday performance for $8.  Please call 518-551-0811 or email perudramaclub@gmail.com for more information.

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By John T. Ryan

Peru – The public had its opportunity to voice its opinion on Peru’s 2022 budget at a November 4th public hearing. Not a single Peru resident expressed an opinion. The board will vote on the budget at a Monday, Nov.15 budget meeting.

Tax rates will be relatively stable except for the Peru Sewer rate, which increases $.1582 per thousand thanks to $7,968 in health insurance estimated increases and $19,917 in bond principal and interest payments. The cost of the ongoing sewer system upgrade is beginning to impact the budget. Allocation of $30,000 in highway line striping from the highway department budget to the general budget accounts for a slight increase in the general spending budget and a virtually stable highway budget. General spending includes town supervisor, town board, town clerk, planning, zonings, assessor, dog control, parks, etc., plus the town court.

In dollar terms town general spending increases from $1,596,434 to $1,710,565. Town Highway spending increases from $1,778,777 to $1,825,065. Peru Sewer spending increases from 363,670 to $393,292. Valcour Sewer spending increases $61,759 to $70,720. Peru Water spending decreases from $785,266 to $767,746 thanks to completing payments on a 2011 bond series. An increase in the total assessed value of town accounts for at least part of the tax rate stability. Careful leadership attention to budget details is also critical.

Town General Tax Rate for 2022 is $2.3364 per M vs. $2.2461 this year.

Town Highway Tax Rate for 2022 is $2.2585 vs $2.269 this year.

Town Water Districts 1,2,3 Tax Rate for 2022 is $1.3885 vs. 1.9146 this year.

Peru Sewer #1 Tax Rate for 2022 is $.3634 vs. $.2052 this year.

Valcour Sewer #1 Tax Rate for 2022 is $.3343 vs. $.3478 this year.

Valcour Sewer #2 Tax Rate for 2022 $.5596 vs. $.5726 this year.

Peru Fire District Tax Rate for 2022 $1.2813 vs. $1.2706 this year.

Budgets Town 2022 CLICK HERE TO REVIEW

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