The Peru Gazette

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Surveying and sewer pipe inspection work will be taking place on the streets highlighted on this map in the coming weeks. Last week we started digging test holes for locating pipes.

Snow flurries for a few minutes at 12:15PM in SE Peru…. 34 was the low at 8:00AM. Then temp made it to 39, setting 36-year RECORD LOW “HIGH TEMP” FOR MAY DAY in SE Peru!!! According to my equipment, the temp held at 39 12:15 ’til 2:25, and has dropped to 37 at 8:01PM!

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By John T. Ryan

Peru – While most people are thinking of spring and summer, the Peru Highway Department is thinking ahead to next winter. Today and as time permits over the next few weeks Highway Department trucks will be hauling sand from a sand pit on the Rod and Gun Club Rd. to the storage shed at 9 Cross St.

Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell said about 7,500 cubic yards will be hauled. At 13 to 14 cu. yds. per truckload that’s between 500 and 600 truckloads.

Au Sable – The Keeseville, Peru and South Plattsburgh Fire Departments are at the scene of a house fire at 44 Mitchell Rd. in the Town of Au Sable. The house is owned by Kenneth and Dawn Banker. Dawn Banker was walking her dog for about 15 minutes. When she returned home she noticed smoke coming from the attic and reported the fire at 8:56 a.m.

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From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has introduced the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act along with Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI). The companion bill in the Senate is led by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). This legislation authorizes the Department of the Treasury to mint 400,000 $1 silver coins in 2020 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The 19th amendment was ratified in 1920 after a long fight to give women the constitutional right to vote. Read more »

WHEREAS, at its regularly scheduled meeting on April 25, 2019, the Town Board duly passed a resolution under Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, proposing that the town adopt Local Law # 1of 2019 that provides for the use of and payment for professionals and other Town Representatives under the Town Subdivision Regulations and the Town Land Use Code, it is

NOW, THEREFORE,

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that under Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, Section 20(5), the Town of Peru will hold a Public Hearing at the Town office located on Main St. in the Town of Peru on Monday May 13, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. to consider whether the Town should adopt the provisions of the proposed local law and to hear all persons interested in the matter, and
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the proposed local law is available for review at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Peru during its regular business hours.
Dated: April 25, 2019

Dianne Miller, Town Clerk

This is the Peru Gazette’s copy of the proposed law.

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #________ of 2019 Providing for the Use of and Payment for Professional Services Required by the Town under the Subdivision Local Law Regulations and the Town Land Use Code

Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Peru as follows:

Section 1. Reimbursement of Professional Review Fees. Read more »

From the office of Senator Little

State Senator Betty Little joined her Republican colleagues at a press conference in Albany today to advocate for a package of bills that would reform New York State’s parole system to keep violent criminals behind bars longer and ease the parole process for victims and their families.

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St. Augustine’s/Peru Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

May 1
Tossed Salad
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Peanut Butter Cookies

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Peru – The Peru School Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the District’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  It is anticipated that the Board will immediately convene in Executive Session to discuss the employment and/or appointment of particular individual(s) as related to the upcoming High School Principal vacancy.  At this time, no other District business is anticipated for this meeting.

The full Board agenda is available on the District’s website (perucsd.org).

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) presented Diane Menard with a New York State Gift of Life Medal of Honor on Monday for her selfless donation of a kidney to her sister, Julie Seibert, a Rouses Point resident who was battling a rare autoimmune disorder. The Gift of Life Medal of Honor program was created in 2002 to honor living organ and tissue donors and the families of deceased donors.

“Giving the gift of life is one of the most selfless and compassionate things anyone can do, and it’s only right that we honor those who make this tremendous sacrifice,” said Jones. “When her sister Julie needed a lifesaving donation, Diane rose to the occasion. Now, nearly seven years later, both Julie and Diane are healthy and enjoying all that life has to offer. We could all use a person as caring and thoughtful as Diane in our corner and I was honored to present this distinguished award to her during Organ Donor Awareness Month.”

Julie was diagnosed with anti-glomerular basement membrane disease, which targets the lungs and kidneys, in the summer of 2009 and suffered kidney failure a few months later. She underwent two years of dialysis before becoming eligible for a kidney transplant. Diane, who was an exact match, generously donated her kidney on May 30, 2012. This story of love and sacrifice will hopefully inspire those who haven’t yet registered as organ donors to do so, noted Jones.

To register as an organ donor or to learn more about organ and tissue donation, visit www.donatelife.ny.gov.

By John T. Ryan 

Peru –  Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell had bad news for counselors at the Peru Town Board’s April 25, 2019 meeting. A 4-foot diameter culvert at 81 Patent Road needs to be replaced becasue a 5 to 6 foot deep sink hole devoped in close proximity to the culvert. The Highway Department filled in the sinkhole and placed a 1” think steel plate over the damaged highway. Traffic is still moving. Farrell said he visits the scene twice daily. 

Farrell wasn’t able to state the culvert’s exact replacement cost, but a $50,000 figure was mentioned. A temporary repair was discussed, but Farrell said the culvert would still have to be replaced in a 1 to 5 year period. The water passing through the culvert is a Furnace Brook off-shoot. It’s a protected stream meaning both the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have to approve the replacement plans and project.  

The Board approved utilizing the online site SportsEngine to conduct required background checks on all Youth Commission members, employees, coaches and volunteers. The checks are to be performed online. If an individual does not have a computer he or she is welcome to use a Town Hall computer.  The Town of Peru will reimburse individuals for the $18.50 per person cost. The total cost to the Town was not available. The Town of Plattsburgh has been using the SportsEngine program. 

Good news did come to light. Brandon Way and Teresa Larsen told the Board that they plan to operate the Rusty Anchor Restaurant on the Lake Shore Road. A January 8th early morning fire gutted the restaurant’s interior.  Way and Larsen said they have extensive restaurant experience and love the business. They will be renting the building which is currently being repaired. They hope to be operation by mid-summer. 

In other actions: 

A dangerous dog boarding contract with North Country Animal Control Center Inc. in Malone was approved.  Peru will pay an annual fee of $1,050 for the service. NYS Ag. and Markets requires such a contract. 

Water-Sewer Superintendent Courtney Tetrault said planning is progressing on the sewer upgrade project. Tetrault said he doesn’t want to integrate the sewer project with the delayed Main Street improvement project. He fears it would increase the sewer project’s cost. 

Counselor Jim Douglass reported that JCEO has hired a Peru resident to run the Town Hall Food Shelf.  She will be present at the Board’s next meeting. 

Dog Control Officer Dave Drollette took eight dogs into custody since the last Town Board meeting. 

Mike Farrell said his street sweeping crew is ready to move to neighborhoods outside the hamlet.

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