The Peru Gazette

Source: Plattsburgh Development Opponents File Lawsuit To Stop Project | WAMC

JUNE 8, 2020 @ 6:00 PM

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 Town Board Regular Meeting of May 28, 2020.

6. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Review/Decision of Sewer Upgrade Project Bid.

7. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Letter of Agreement from AES for Water Treatment Plant Assistance.

8. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Acceptance of IT Consultant Resignation.

9. DISCUSSION:  New IT Consultant Replacement.

10. DISCUSSION:  Town Hall Front Paver Conditions.

11. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Restaurant Parking Lot Seating.

12. DISCUSSION:  Town LED Street lighting.

13. DISCUSSION:  Reminder of Workshop June 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM.

14. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay Bills

MOTION:     Adjourn

**In an effort to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, this Town Board Meeting will not be open to the public.  The minutes will be available online as soon as they are approved at the following Board Meeting of June 8, 2020.  Thank you your understanding in this matter and stay safe!

Source: 57 members of Buffalo police riot response team resign – The Buffalo News

“Baxtron says while she feels safer living in Potsdam than in Syracuse, racism is alive and well here.  “I’ve been called a n*gger, a baboon, and told to go home. We were outside handing flyers out at [a gas station] and some guy went in the store and asked the man ‘Why do you let those baboons stand outside the store?’ That was just a couple days ago.” But she’s hopeful for the future. She says the support shown at the march was a first step.”

Source: “Not just brush it under the table”: Potsdam’s Black Lives Matter organizer on changing systemic racism | NCPR News

Source: North Country (back) at work: Plattsburgh’s Greek Aleka’s Restaurant opens outdoor seating | NCPR News

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.  Due to current COVID-19 conditions, the meeting will be held remotely via Google Meet.  The public may view the meeting live at https://youtu.be/-OXU6AxLhgs.  The meeting will also be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org.  The meeting will include a public comment period not to exceed twenty (20) minutes.  Comments will be read in the order received and will be limited to two (2) minutes per sender.  Public comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon on June 9^th.  Comments may be emailed to perucomments@perucsd.org.

The agenda will be available on the District’s website.

As we prepare to return to work it is important for us to reflect on the feelings that come with this change. Richelle Gregory, Director of Community Services at Clinton County Mental Health and Addiction Services, has prepared some strategies for us to use during this time. To view her video visit https://youtu.be/IEHOz2deh7I.

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik

Saratoga, N.Y.  –  Today, President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act into law. This bipartisan legislation will provide flexibility for small businesses that have utilized PPP loans. Specifically, this legislation extends the period businesses can utilize funds and receive forgiveness to 24 weeks, allows a greater portion of the loan to be utilized on non-payroll expenses, ensures access to payroll tax deferment for businesses that take PPP loans, and provides flexibility on employment level requirements and loan maturity. This legislation was overwhelmingly supported and passed in the House. The Senate passed the bill Wednesday, clearing it for the President’s signature.

“This was a top priority of our North Country seasonal businesses who need greater flexibility to recover and I fought hard to deliver this result. It is good news for our region that President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act into law this afternoon,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “I am a proud co-sponsor of this legislation, and I have been an outspoken supporter of greater flexibility for PPP loans that have provided immediate relief to our small businesses throughout the last several months. I have worked with the SBA and U.S. Treasury directly to provide clarity and make changes to this program, and I am fully supportive of the new flexibilities that this bill will provide. Our small businesses will greatly benefit from the implementation of this legislation. I will continue to advocate for real solutions for our North Country business owners as they reopen and recover from the COVID-19 crisis.”

Source: Vermont reopens indoor dining, lifts some travel restrictions

Cornell Cooperative Extension Essex County and Clinton County are accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer training to begin in September.  There is an application process, reference check, and interviewing to be done in the next two months.  Training will be held via webinar, Zoom, and classroom activities. Some evening and Saturday training will be held as well.  If you are interested in more information or want an application contact Linda L. Gillilland,  llg46@cornell.edu in Essex County or Jolene Wallace jmw442@cornell.edu in Clinton County.  The training is done together with both counties.

AGENDA – Planning Board, WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 @ 7:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL of March 11, 2020 minutes.
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19)
6. APPLICATIONS:

1. 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQR: P-2019-034 Glen LaMoy

2-Lot Minor Subdivision 

281.-1-32.112

635 Fuller Rd.

Peru, NY 12972

2.  2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQR: P-2020-003 Michael and Julie Hogan

2-Lot Minor Subdivision

279.-2-3.5

179 Barney Downs Rd.

Peru, NY 12972

  3. Merge with SEQR: P-2020-004 James and Sharon Rocque

Merge

269.-2-30/269.-2-29.22

146 Dashnaw Rd.

Peru, NY 12972

7.  ANY FURTHER BUSINESS: 

8. CEO REPORT:

9. ADJOURNMENT

Plattsburgh/Peru, N.Y.  This spring, New York apple growers are applying the results of a computer modeling-based orchard management research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) to more precisely manage their orchard thinning practices with a goal of producing higher quality fruit for harvest this fall. A free recorded webinar highlighting this work is available at www.nnyagdev.org/index.php/nny-farm-videos.

In 2018, with small grant funding from the farmer-driven NNYADP, Cornell University and Cooperative Extension fruit specialists began evaluating how to best time the application of apple bloom thinning materials through use of the Network of Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) computer modeling system at Cornell University. In 2020, a computer application known as the Pollen Tube Growth Model is available to apple growers for the second year. The model considers input by individual growers to generate orchard application-timing graphs. Read more »

Saratoga, N.Y. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced that Brianna Hanley, a 9^th grader from Clifton-Fine Central School, is the winner of the 2020 NY-21 Congressional Art Competition. Brianna’s winning piece entitled “Hope” is a two-panel piece depicting a cherry tree with mixed tempura and acrylic paint with India ink.

“Congratulations to Clifton-Fine student Brianna Hanley for winning this year’s art competition,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “Our district is home to many talented young artists and I was honored to choose Brianna’s piece. I especially appreciate her title choice, as hope is something we all rely on during these challenging times. This morning, I had the opportunity to congratulate Brianna over the phone and invite her to visit Washington when the Congressional Art Competition Reception is rescheduled for the Fall.”

Source: Bucks, does and fawns: All about deer – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Central New York school shut down twice after holding small-group graduation ceremonies – syracuse.com

Source: Vermont health officials report 36 new cases of COVID-19; no new deaths

Source: Vermont is more open than New York, but get ready to quarantine for two weeks if you want to go there | NCPR News

Source: How COVID-19 is playing out in NY prisons, through one inmate’s eyes | NCPR News