The Peru Gazette

Source: Peru eyes Sullivan Park upgrades – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan (Updated February 2, 2018 at 8:42 p.m.) It appears the Peru Town Board will consist of four members, not the normal five during 2018. At the Board’s January 29 meeting Supervisor Brandy McDonald (a Democrat) moved to appoint former Councilman Donald McBrayer (a Republican) to fill the open board position until […]

A Town Board Workshop is scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM. The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss The Main Street Project. The Workshop will take place at The Peru Town Hall and is open to the public.

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 29, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the January 18, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Essex County Terry Mtn. Snow Plowing Contract Approval. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Approve the Appointments of the Youth Commission Board DISCUSSION: New Building Permit […]

Peru – Eight years of relative harmony on the Peru Town Board appears coming to an end. Politics, word parsing and disagreement over facts appear to be rearing their heads. The disharmony centers on filling or not filling the Council seat that opened when Councilman Brandy McDonald was elected Town Supervisor. Two years remain on […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, January 18, 2018 @ 7:00 AM   Call Meeting To Order   Pledge of Allegiance   Roll Call   MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of December 26, 2017; Regular Meeting of December 29, 2017; 2018 Organizational Meeting of January 2, 2018 and Emergency Meeting […]

January 15, 2018 – In a brief late afternoon emergency meeting the Peru Town Board appointed Dianne Miller as Town Clerk/Tax Collector effective immediately and through December 31, 2018. Miller replaces Kathleen Flynn who resigned the position effective January 12, 2018 in order to take a position as Manager of Apple Valley Senior Housing. The […]

The Peru Town Board held its 2018 Organizational Meeting on January 2, 2018. Nine resolutions relating to the following items were approved: Salaries of Elected Officials, Appointees, Department Liaisons, Board Meeting Dates and Times, Contracts, Mileage Reimbursement Rate, Town Depository, Town Newspaper. Resolution #1 Resolution Establishing 2018 SALARY AND PAYMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS BE IT RESOLVED that 2018 salaries for Town of […]

AGENDA – PERU TOWN BOARD EMERGENCY MEETING JANUARY 15, 2018 @ 5:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Appointment of Tax Collector/Town Clerk. MOTION: Adjourn

The Peru Town Board held a brief meeting on Monday, December 29, 2017. Highlights included: Several end of year fund transfers. Acceptance of the resignation of longtime Zoning Board Member/Chairman Robin Bashaw. Appointment of Sean Lukas to the Zoning Board. Tabling of a financial software contract with Logics Solutions LLC. Approval of purchasing a new […]

As my term of town councilor in Peru ends, I would like to leave with some parting words. First, and foremost, congratulations need to be given to the new town supervisor, Brandy McDonald, who has my confidence in being able to lead our town; our newly elected town councilor, Mel Irwin, whom I would like […]

Peru – Public comments and potentially controversial agenda items are not normal town board organizational meeting agenda items. The Peru Town Board’s January 2, 2018 Organizational Meeting was different. Click here to view all the meeting.  The published agenda included a resolution to fill the vacant town board seat created when Brandy McDonald became town […]

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Supervisor Donald McBrayer. Supervisor Peter Glushko and Counselor Jim Douglass were excused. The Board approved a labor contract with the Highway Department employees. Contract negotiations with the CSEA were protracted and difficult. A fact-finder helped reach the agreement. Jackie Kelleher of the law firm Stafford, Pillar and Murnane represented […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JANUARY 2, 2018, 1:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Salaries for Elected Positions: DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approval of 2018 Appointees. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Appointee Salaries and Frequency of Payments DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of Town Department Liaisons. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Establishment of 2018 Regular Town Board Meeting Dates […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Sixteen-year Town Clerk/Tax Collector Kathy Flynn has accepted the position of manager of Apple Valley Senior Housing. The Peru Town Board accepted Flynn’s resignation at its December 26th meeting. Flynn will continue to serve the town until January 12th. Flynn said her decision wasn’t easy, especially after having been […]

The Town of Peru will be accepting prepayments for 2018 land tax, beginning on Friday December 29th at 9:00 AM- Noon, at the Peru Town Hall.   The amount due will also be available online Thursday, December 28th in the afternoon at http://egov.basgov.com/peru/   A USPS postmarked envelope in 2017, will be accepted, credited and […]

Please note that this video is imperfect because of a camera technical issue. About 12 minutes of the meeting were omitted. The meeting highlights will be posted ASAP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiL0ZrjpgLw

Call Meeting To Order at 7 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the December 11, 2017 Regular Board Meeting and the November 15, 2017 Special meeting.. Community Input DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approve Purchase of New Water/Sewer Vehicle. DISCUSSION: Sullivan Park Grant Update. DISCUSSION: Planning Grant Award. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approve Logics Contract. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Fund […]

Source: Saranac, Peru, Champlain net over $967K in state grants – Sun Community News & Printing

December 11, 2017 – Town Supervisor Peter Glushko, who did not seek reelection, chaired his last town board meeting tonight. On behalf of the board Deputy Town Supervisor Donald McBrayer recalled Glushko’s successes 20 years serving the town, the first 12 years as a counselor then 8 years as town supervisor. Glushko was elected to […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Compared to the 2015 off-year election, Peru voters turned out in larger, but still disappointing numbers in 2017. Only 35% of Peru’s 4,552 registered voters cast ballots. Of the two major parties, 41% of Peru’s 1,711 registered Republicans cast ballots while 36% of the 1,394 registered Democrats voted. The […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING December 11, 2017 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of November 27, 2017 DISCUSSION/MOTION: Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports) Community […]

Photos – Jessica Lagree and baby Avery, Town Supervisor Peter Glushko and his wife Karen. Pete will complete his term of office on December 31st.  Lighting the tree was one of his last official duties. Thank you to Joanne Kennedy for the photos of tonight’s activities at the Little Ausable River Park Gazebo.  Joanne said […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Residents, businesses and organizations have been given the opportunity to participate in upgrading the Sullivan Park ice rink into a dual use ice rink – basketball court venue. The Peru Town Board accepted a challenge from the New York State Healthy Neighborhoods Program to raise matching funds for the […]