The Peru Gazette

Highway maintenance and construction costs are always a significant part of any town’s budget.  The Town of Peru’s highway budgeted spending increased at an annual average of 4.4% over the past 5 years.  The 2013 Highway Department’s budget will be developed during October Town Board workshops. 

The Peru Town Council will be preparing its 2013 budgets over the next few weeks. The Peru Gazette analyzed the 2007 budgeted Town General Expenses and compared them to 2012 budgeted General Expenses. They increased by a total of 14% or an annual average of 2.8%. In 2013 the town will face continuing significant employee […]

Please post that the Town of Peru water/sewer bills are being mailed out on Friday, October 5, 2012, so watch for them in your mailbox! Also, just a reminder that the Peru Town Hall will be closed in observance of  Columbus Day, Monday October  8, 2012.

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Heyworth-Mason Park is open and beautiful! On September 8, 2012 Ann Wilke was walking in the park and captured these beautiful photos.

The Peru Town Council has scheduled fiscal year 2013 budget workshops. All meetings will be held from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and are open to the public.  Very important spending decisions are made at the budget workshops.

Click here to download June 6, 2012 Planning Board Meeting Minutes

By John T. Ryan The Fiscal Oversight Report is not the only bad news the Peru Town Board has received from the State Comptroller.  The Comptroller also manages town and state employee retirement funds. At the September 10, 2012 Board meeting, town counselors were informed that the town’s annual employee retirement expenses would be increasing […]

AGENDA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 7:00 p.m., Peru Town Hall

By Donald McBrayer At Monday’s Regular Town Board Meeting, the board approved bids for the Peru Water Quality Improvement Project for the total amount of $1,739,123.

The regular meeting of the Peru Town Board was held on Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Peru Town Hall. Those present were Mr. Pete Glushko, Supervisor; Mr. Kregg Bruno, Councilman; Mr. Brandy McDonald, Councilman; Mrs. Susan Polhemus, Councilperson; Mr. Don Biggs, Town Attorney; Mrs. Judy Akey, Deputy Town Clerk. Also present Mr. Greg Timmons, […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, August 27, 2012 7:00 PM

  AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, August 13, 2012, 7:00 PM

By John T. Ryan The Town Board’s July 23, 2012 included projections of beginning and completion dates on several important projects.  All board members and Town Attorney Donald Biggs were in attendance. The Water Quality/Sewer System Improvement Project bids are scheduled to be opened on August 10, 2012. 

The Town of Peru has to sample quarterly for total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids to comply with the disinfection by-products rule for E.P.A. and New York State. Test results for the 2nd quarter of 2012 exceeded the allowable maximum contaminant levels.

By Donald McBrayer The New Zoning Law Informational Meeting for agricultural landowners was held on Thursday evening July 19, 2012 at the Town Hall. About 30 area landowners  (including representatives from Rulf’s Orchard, Forrence Orchards, Applejacks Orchard, Sullivan’s Farm, Everett Orchards, and several others) were in attendance.

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING – July 23, 2012, 7:00 PM

By John T. Ryan People attending the Town Board’s July 9, 2012 meeting learned that a road ownership dispute with the Kevin, Mike and Henry Dashnaw has cost the Town of Peru in excess of $35,000 in legal expenses and further expenses are expected.

By Adele Douglas A bench in the newly opened Heyworth/Mason Park has been dedicated to Ken Jahn as a thank you for his work and dedication as Town Supervisor. A card with the following photos,

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Peru parks are now no-smoking areas » Local News » Press-Republican. As reported several days ago in the Peru Gazette 

By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held their regular meeting on Monday, June 25, 2012.  Everyone except Brandy McDonald, who was excused, was in attendance. The board passed a motion declaring the town parks as “No Smoking” areas.

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING June 25, 2012 7:00 PM

Efforts to eradicate wild hogs continue » Local News » Press-Republican.