The Peru Gazette

Source: Then Again: Quirky and curious events helped to create Burlington – VTDigger

Source: Historic enrollment leaves UVM and Middlebury College strapped for housing – VTDigger

“Global climate change is accelerating and human emissions of greenhouse gases are the overwhelming cause, according to a landmark report released Monday by the United Nations. There is still time to avoid catastrophic warming this century, but only if countries around the world stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible, the authors warn.”

Source: Major Report Warns Climate Change Is Accelerating And Humans Must Cut Emissions Now | Vermont Public Radio

“Styles Brook originates in the Jay Mountain Wilderness area descending 2187 feet until it reaches the East Branch of the Ausable River at 766ft at a bridge on Route 9N – halfway between the Hamlets of Keene and Upper Jay.  Approximately eight to eleven inches of rain fell over a ten-hour period August 28, 2011 causing devastation across the Ausable River watershed. The Towns of  Keene and Jay were hit the hardest.”

Source: Remembering Irene, 10 years later: The Flooding of Styles Brook – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Investigation into Vermont National Guard documents ‘good old boy’ culture – VTDigger

Source: Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa resigns – syracuse.com

Source: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul moves into spotlight as scandal roils Cuomo’s reign – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo digs in, shows no sign of heeding calls to resign – syracuse.com

Source: U.S. boaters soon allowed into Canadian waters | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Following more than a year of pandemic closure and controversial policies involving international waters, Canada will soon allow U.S. recreational boaters into their waters w

Source: Grant to fund Poke-O renovation | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: State officials see infrastructure bill as ‘game changer’ for North Country manufacturers | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Clinton Correctional Facility names first woman superintendent | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Senior Center opens in Plattsburgh | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: A tagged Monarch Butterfly from Paul Smith’s found in Mexico – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Road salt task force still without members after eight months

Source: Find out if you can enter Canada – Travel restrictions in Canada – Canada.ca

The commission did, however, give its approval to the Postal Service’s plan to raise the price of a first-class stamp from 55 to 58 cents. That increase is set to take effect Aug. 29.

Source: The Postal Service Presses Forward With Unpopular Plan to Slow Some Mail Delivery | NCPR News

Source: Antique Boat Museum to host 57th annual show this weekend | Arts and Entertainment | nny360.com

Source: UVM Health Network to require vaccines for all 15,000 employees

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 July 26, 2021 and Emergency Meeting of July 30, 2021.

6. Community Input

7. DISCUSSION: School Street Washout Area

8. RESOLUTION/MOTION: To Approve Rifenburg Contracting’s Req. #4 for the Sewer Project. 

9. DISCUSSION: Sewer Project Update. 

10. DISCUSSION: Other Business. 

11. DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. 

12. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Pay Bills 

13. MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session. 

14. MOTION: Return from Executive Session 

MOTION:     Adjourn

Source: New Upstate NY counties meet guidelines for indoor masks: See full list of 38 statewide – syracuse.com

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 4:30 PM in the High School Community Room.  It is anticipated that the Board will almost immediately convene in executive session for the purpose of conducting employment interviews for a Middle School principal position.  It is expected that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   The meeting is open to the public and all current school district COVID-19 safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

The agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org).

A recording of the meeting will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org at a later time.