The Peru Gazette

The Clinton County Coalition to Prevent Suicide will kick off this year’s mental health awareness events with “Battling Stigma” in the Battle of Plattsburgh Parade on September 8th at 1PM on Cumberland Ave.  Line up for the parade begins at noon.  Join us with signs of hope and encouragement as we walk with our giant […]

By John T. Ryan Story updated with funding information on August 1, 2018 at 2:08PM. If the weather cooperates Peru’s children should have a good skating rink this coming winter. Yesterday Town of Peru Highway Department personnel assised by Town of AuSable personnel laid down a 2.5 inch binder base topped by 1.5 inches of […]

By John T. Ryan Rebidding Main Street Enhancement Project Authorized  Paving Plans Announced  Vandals Hit Laphams Mills Park  Equipment Trailer to be Purchased  Highway Department Position to be Filled  The Board authorized rebidding the Main Street Enhancement Project. Plans will be available online on July 25th and bids are due by August 10th at 10AM. […]

Source: State Police DNA testing under scrutiny – Times Union

A sign of spring! Peru Town Highway personal are sweeping streets in the hamlet. They were working on Locust Drive this morning. Let’s hope they don’t have to sand streets again.

Peru – February 23, 2018 – As of 11 AM the Route 9 Carpenter’s Flats Bridge over the Ausable River was still closed. There is a serious ice jam on both sides of the bridge with water flowing into a nearby field. New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) representative Michael Flick said bridges are […]

Information from the NYS Department of Transportation  Motorists are advised that the NYS Route 9 bridge over the Ausable River, known locally as Carpenter’s Flats, in Clinton County, has been closed due to ice and high water conditions. The bridge will remain closed until water recedes enough to allow a thorough post-flood inspection and to […]

  Due to impacts from an ice jam the Route 9 Bridge at Carpenters Flats (between Peru and Keeseville) is closed until further notice.  

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Do we need similar measures near Lake Champlain? Source: Lake George Plan: Halve Road Salt Use By 2020 – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: When the winter is bitter cold, the North Country gets to work | NCPR News

Source: DiNapoli: State needs $27B to fix local bridges – Times Union

Source: Jointa Lime asphalt plant opens in Plattsburgh – Sun Community News & Printing

The Town of Peru, has scheduled the following Budget Workshops for the 2018 Budget. The workshops are open to all. October 4, 2017 6:30 PM Water/Sewer/Valcour October 11, 2017 6:30 PM Highway October 26, 2017 6:30 PM General and Salaries October 30, 2017 6:30 PM If Necessary

L-R Back Row – Counselors James Langley, Brandy McDonald, James Douglass, Town Clerk/Tax Collector Kathy Flynn. L-R Front Row – Town Atty. Matt Favro, Supervisor Peter Glushko, Counselor/Deputy Supervisor Donald McBrayer Editor’s Correction: The gentleman speaking about the Jenkins Street drainage issue who was initially identified as Adam Sullivan was not Adam Sullivan. I am […]

Personnel from subcontractor EMI Guide Rail of Schenectady, NY are installing the guide rails leading to the new Jarvis Road Bridge today. Listen to the vibrating pounder that drives the 7 ft. long galvanized steel posts about 4 feet into the earth. Yes, the operator does wear earplugs! New Century Construction of Watervliet is the […]

By John T. Ryan   Peru – Peru residents can take comfort in the fact that our new Jarvis Road bridge has been constructed under supervision of a seasoned professional. Chad Fancher, the bridge’s construction superintendent, has been building bridges for 30 years, the last 10 years as a superintendent. If Faucher has a question […]

By John T. Ryan Guest Speaker: Danielle O’Mara, a representative of the Champlain Valley Family Center’s Tobacco-Free Program, addressed the board. O’Mara complimented the board for the pro-active steps it has taken to prohibit smoking on town property. She suggested that they explore the T-21 program which encourages communities to raise the legal age to […]

Concrete was poured at the Jarvis Rd. bridge last Wednesday. A 14-day curing process is underway. The ground is being prepared for asphalt approaches to the bridge. Railings also have to be installed. The bridge will hopefully be completed by September 15th.

Jarvis Road Bridge at about noon today. Bridge decking is being installed. Concrete should be poured on August 16th; it cures for 14 days. Depending on the weather, the bridge should be complete by September 15th.

The Peru Highway Department will be closing Mannix Road again Wednesday from Old Town Road to Calkins Road for a cross culvert. No through traffic will be closed from 6:30 am til 4 pm

The Mannix Road will be closed from Rounds Drive to Old Town Road on Monday, Tuesday, August 1st from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The town will be replacing a culvert in that area. There will be no through traffic, including emergency vehicles, during that time.

Jarvis Road Bridge’s prestressed concrete beams are being installed today. The four 70 ft. beams each weigh 74,000 pounds. The cement encloses several steel rods. Thanks to the Peru Gazette reader who let us know about the presence of the huge crane.

Peru – A subdivision agreement, sidewalk construction, grant applications, water testing, zoning board issues, highway department budgeting and a report from County Legislator Peter Keenan highlighted the Peru Town Board’s June 27th meeting. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Peru and Buttonwood Subdivision developer Donald Swain has been sent to Swain […]