The Peru Gazette

N O T I C E !  WATER FROM PERU WATER DISTRICT- Oakdale, Pinewood and Old Town Rd.  NY0900216  MUST BE BOILED TO ENSURE SAFETY  This directive to remain in effect until the Health Department has satisfactory evidence of delivery of a safe water supply.  CLINTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT – 565-4870. This Boil Water Order Is Due To A […]

The Town of Peru Water-Sewer Department is working hard to restore water service on three Quaker Springs streets by 11 PM. Department Superintendent Greg Timmons said he was notified of the outage about 3:30 PM. The water line break is at the mid-way point of Pinewood Drive.  It’s an 8 inch line which is approximately […]

By John T. Ryan Supervision of the Water System Improvement Project; increasing permit fees; and changing Tuesday’s business hours were the primary items for discussion and action at the Monday, March 25, 2013 Peru Town Board meeting. The Board decided to hire a “construction observer” to assist with the final phase of the town’s $3.2 […]

          “The new budget keeps state spending below a two percent cap for a third consecutive year, funds programs and services important to many in our communities and includes new tax relief to help families and businesses.  On-time is what should always be the case, but doing so three years in […]

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Town of Peru Youth Commission will be holding their registration for all Summer Activities, including Baseball/Softball/T-Ball and Fall Soccer on Friday April 12 from 6-9 PM and Saturday 9-Noon downstairs at the Peru Town Hall. Youth Participating in the Baseball/Softball Program need to reside within the Town of Peru and provide a birth certificate.  There will be […]

By John T. Ryan On March 11th the Peru Town Board continued its effort to recognize Peru Boy Scout Troop 49’s Eagle Scouts.  Eleven Troop 49 scouts have achieved the Eagle Scout rank in the last two years and four additional scouts are working towards the Eagle rank. Nathan Fuller achieved the Eagle Scout rank […]

By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held their Regular Meeting on Monday February 26. Everyone was in attendance. Six Eagle Scouts were recognized and awarded certificates for their achievements by Town Supervisor Peter Glushko. Nathan Tuller (not present) — Received Eagle on 9/4/11. Nathan replaced the concrete footers for the cannons at the American Legion […]

February 25, 2013 Agenda

By John T. Ryan Peru – Town leaders made it very clear that they plan to keep a tight rein on the town’s 2013 budget. The issue arose under “Other Business” when Town Counselor Susan Polhemus and Peru Librarian Becky Pace asked the Board for $3,600 to establish a dedicated computer purchase fund. Pace told […]

By John T. Ryan Only three years ago, Elmore SCPA’s future was in doubt. Board Secretary Carol Solari-Ruscoe explained, “It was either sink or swim, so we decided to go public with our financial situation. We were very close to having to shut the shelter down.” Today, the shelter building has been completely refurbished and […]

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By John T. Ryan A few weeks ago the Peru Town Board learned that Clinton County’s 2012 sales tax collections exceeded estimates. At the Board’s January 28th Town Supervisor Peter Glushko stated the increased collections resulted in the Town receiving a check in the amount of $108,618.75. In January 2012 the Town of Peru received […]

Story corrected – Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell explained that he did not pave 1.5 miles of town roads in 2012 because of NYS budget cap regulations.  Our story previously stated that the paving was not done because the Highway Department purchased an excavator and a truck.  By John T. Ryan The January 14th Peru Town […]

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By Adele Douglas The Town of Peru has been awarded $235,000 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grant for infrastructure and non-infrastructure elements to improve the safety of walking and biking to Peru Central School. SRTS  grants are 100% federally funded and are administered by NYSDOT. The Town has been working to improve the walkability of the […]