The Peru Gazette

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By Donald McBrayer

The Peru Town Board held their Regular Meeting on Monday, July 12 at 7:00 PM.
An audio recording of the meeting can be found at:
http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/TBM-07-12-10.WAV
Everyone except Town Attorney, Don Biggs, was present.

The Agenda contained 18 items and several discussions including:

• Reports from all Departments, except Dog Control, were approved and can be found at: http://www.perutown.com/town.htm
• Highway Superintendent, Mike Farrell informed the Board the shoulders along the newly paved sections of Oakdale Drive would be completed once the weather cools a bit. Farrell indicated damage could occur to the new road due to heat and the weight of the shoulder equipment.
• Town Clerk, Kathy Flynn informed the Board that NYS Ag & Markets would no longer be issuing Dog Licenses, leaving that duty solely to the Town Clerk.
• Carried a Resolution to transfer general budget funds in the amount of $3611.92 to cover overages to Town Property Insurance, Comprehensive Plan, and Deputy Town Clerk expenses.
• Tabled a Motion to approve an Accounting Services Contract. Town Councilor, Sue Polhemus indicated she would like meet with the accountant to discuss specific adjustments and corrections to accounting before approving the contract.
• Notified the Public that Zoning Enforcement concerning property maintenance will be increased throughout Peru. Codes Enforcement Officer, Paul Blaine has been authorized to tighten enforcement on property maintenance issues such as abandoned vehicles, overgrown brush, dangerous structure and the like. A form for anonymous reporting of zoning violations is being constructed for the town website and should be online within the week.
• Highway Superintendent, Mike Farrell requested the Board to consider a 3-way deal with Beekmantown and Chazy to purchase a used paver.  This would be an option considered for next year’s budget.  Mr. Farrell stated a new paver could cost $400,000, but a used one in the amount of $120,000 is available, and by sharing the cost and man-power with the other towns, the purchase would be far more reasonable considering the amount of paving required in Peru. Farrell also informed the Board the new pickup tuck for the Highway Department has been ordered and should be delivered in about eleven weeks.
• Town Supervisor, Peter Glushko informed the Board the speed limit reduction in the Quaker Highlands Development, from 55MPH to 30MPH, has been approved by DOT. The new speed limit signs will be erected once the paperwork is finalized.
• Set Workshop dates for the Dog Control Law on Wednesday, July 28, at 6:30 PM, and the Noise Ordinance on Wednesday, August 18, at 6:30 PM.
• A bit of good news came from Greg Timmons who informed the Board Bill Downs came home on Saturday and is continuing to make good progress healing from a June 19th motorcycle accident.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.