The Peru Gazette

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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; JCEO; and Banking Reports)

5. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the  Public Hearing and Town Board Regular Meeting of October 25, 2021 and Public Hearing of November 4, 2021
6. Community Input 

7. RESOLUTION/MOTION: Approval of Casella Organics Residuals Mgt. Service Agreement Amendment.

8. RESOLUTION/MOTION: Refinancing of the 2009 and 2014 Serial Bonds. 

9. RESOLUTION/MOTION: Approval of Rifenburg’s Pay Application #7.

10. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Set up Sewer Main & WWTP Project Workshop on 11/22 or 12/13. 

11. DISCUSSION: Sewer Project Update. 

12. DISCUSSION: Other Business. 

13. DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. 

14. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Pay Bills 

MOTION:     Adjourn

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Tonight, Thursday, November 4th at 6 p.m. the Peru Town Board will conduct a public hearing on its 2022 Preliminary General, Highway, Sewer, Valcour Sewer, and Water budgets. The budgets are attached for your review.  Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald said there are no major budget changes. One item that had been Highway Department expense had to be transferred in the general budget. The general budget covers the town hall and town court activities such as the town board, supervisor, codes and zoning, assessor, JCEO Outreach, and town clerk. 

The town board’s 2021 general budget estimated $1,596,434 in revenue and expenses. The 2022 budget anticipates $1,710,565 in revenue and expenses, an increase of 7.1%. Extra money is included for such items as sidewalk repair, park maintenance, and highway line striping. 

The board’s 2021 Highway Department budget estimated $1,778,777 in revenue and expenses. The 2022 budget anticipates $1,825,065 in revenue and expenses, an increase of 2.6%.

The board’s 2021 Sewer Department budget estimated $363,670 in revenue and expenses. The 2022 budget anticipates $393,292 in revenue and expenses, an increase of 8.1%.

The board’s 2021 Valcour Sewer budget estimated $61,759 in revenue and expenses. The 2022  budget anticipates $70,720 in revenue and expenses, an increase of 14.5%.  It appears $6,000 in administration expenses were transferred to this budget.

The board’s 2021 Water Department budget estimated $785,266 in revenue and expenses. The 2022 budget anticipates $767,746 in revenues and expenses, a decrease of 2.2%.  A surplus fund balance accounts for most if not all of the decrease.

Budgets Town 2022 CLICK HERE TO REVIEW

From Assemblyman Jones’ office

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that a bill he sponsored and passed prohibiting double-bunked housing in correctional facilities has been signed into law (Ch. 570 of 2021). The legislation will help combat overcrowding in state prisons and keep officers and inmates safe.

“Double-bunking is an outdated and dangerous practice that has absolutely no place in our current prison system,” Jones said. “For 20 years, I worked as a corrections officer and experienced firsthand the stress and painstaking hard work this job entails. Since I was elected, I have been working to end double-bunking in medium-secured dormitories at correctional facilities and I am pleased that Governor Hochul has signed this bill into law. It’s critical that we prioritize their safety and well-being, as well as that of inmates and other prison staff, and do everything we can to ensure our correctional facilities are as safe as possible. So many people across the North Country will be safer at their jobs now that double-bunking is ending in medium-secured facilities, and I am proud that my bill was finally passed and signed by the Governor.”

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) began forcing inmates to be double-bunked decades ago when the state had to increase the capacity of its prison system. Jones’ legislation eliminates this practice and permanently prohibits the use of double-bunked housing in correctional facilities across the state. As the state continues to consider closing more prisons, the passage of this law is crucial to address the issue of overcrowding and limit the number of inmates our officers must supervise at a time, Jones noted. As a former correction officer, Jones continues to work on initiatives to make sure correction officers, civilian staff and all the hardworking men and women employed in these facilities are safe.

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