The Peru Gazette

Greg Burnell now filling the shoes of the town’s top highway job Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The need to sweep branches and limbs from the Walking Trail was mentioned at the Monday, April 24, Peru Town Board Meeting. These photos were taken at about 10 a.m. this morning. 

Peru Highway Department’s staff are enjoying spring by repairing the lawns the plows damaged this past winter. Left to right on the ground, Tyler Jarvis, Adam Archer, Tom Rock. Andrew McLaughlin is the Gradall. 

By John T. Ryan  Communication failures and costly culvert replacements were primary topics at the Monday, March 13, 2023, Peru Town Board Meeting.  Moore Drive resident Robert Annis told the board that on March 1, he called the town highway garage twice to report that a highway department snowplow had knocked down his and his […]

By Marque Moffett What do you get when you mix some elbow grease, lunchtime Googling sessions, science, ingenuity, math, and a few training workshops? According to Peru Highway Superintendent Mike Farrell, when the mix happens at Peru’s Highway Department, you get considerable savings to taxpayers and significant environmental gains.   Mike Farrell and Deputy Superintendent […]

Peru Highway Department, “Telegraph Rd. from  Sullivan Rd to Bruce Drive will be closed to one lane only due to emergency repairs on February 27 until further notice.”

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Road dispute on the Connors Rd. Four apply for Recreation Director position Planned road paving may be cut back Culvert replacement is expensive And More By John T. Ryan   John Helmer addressed the board regarding the Davis Pond Rd. that borders his Connors Road property. Helmer wanted to know if the Davis Pond Rd. […]

Northway’s emergency call system from Warren to Clinton counties being decommissioned Click here for the Sun Community News story 

February 3, 2023 The New York State Thruway Authority (Thruway) has proposed a multi-year schedule of systemwide toll increases to begin in 2024, but a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli identifies concerns with the proposal and urges the Thruway to first improve its operations and maximize non-toll revenues. DiNapoli’s office reviewed a […]

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By John T. Ryan  Peru – The Peru Town Board held a regular meeting on Monday, January 9, 2023, immediately following its annual organizational meeting. Supervisor Brandy McDonald and Councilman Melvin Irwin were excused. DECEMBER 2022 DEPT. REPORTS Highway Superintendent Farrell projects $73,000 in salt savings this year thanks to his department’s salt reduction program. […]

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Springtime street sweeping will not be necessary  By John T. Ryan Peru – What Supervisor Brandy McMcDonald predicted to be a five-minute December 29 town board meeting ended up being a fifty-minute meeting. Action items included: Purchasing fencing to enclose road salt. Purchasing a road salt tracking system and cameras. Transferring several budget line items. […]

By John T. Ryan  December 12, 2022, Peru Town Board Meeting  On December 5, Supervisor Brandy McDonald warned residents via Facebook that two guns and a bulletproof vest were among the items stolen from Washington, Paine, and Elm Street cars. Several residents’  security cameras photographed the alleged thief. McDonald said he hasn’t heard from the […]

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Luck Brothers Inc. has almost completed two major jobs in the Town of Peru. Today its men were paving Elm St., phase #2 of the sewer system upgrade project. At the Telegraph and Sullivan Road intersection, they’re about to complete a major culvert replacement project. The paving appears to be complete.

By John T. Ryan Peru, October 13, 2022 – Wage increases are impacting Peru, especially in the town highway department. At last night’s meeting (October 13, 2022), the town board accepted equipment operator Jason Burl’s resignation. Supervisor Brandy McDonald commented, “Unfortunately, this won’t be the last. There are more coming up, possibly two more.” Later […]

CREWS MILLING IN PREPARATION FOR PAVING OPERATIONS ON STATE ROUTE 3 IN PLATTSBURGH Please be advised that traffic using State Route 3 (Cornelia Street) in Plattsburgh, Clinton County will encounter crews milling in preparation for an upcoming paving project. Work will begin around the intersection of State Route 3 and Route 22B and will end […]

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STORY UPDATE 9/8/22 4:40 p.m. The Peru Gazette just received this update from the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT). “This project will include heater scarification starting 9/12 and lasting for roughly two weeks. Once complete, we will then pave the top course with a expected duration of roughly two weeks. The estimated completion date of […]