The Peru Gazette

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports)  MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 27, 2023, and Special Meeting of April 3, 2023. Community Input.  DISCUSSION:  […]

Monday, March 27, Peru Town Board Meeting Highlights  By John T Ryan  Highway Department  The Highway Department will begin repairing lawns damaged by snowplows; however, the department will not be sweeping streets. Superintendent Mike Farrell explained that the department did not use sand this winter, only salt; therefore, sweeping is unnecessary.   Farrell reported that […]

The minutes wil be downloaded. 23.02.27 Regular Meeting Minutes 3.13.23 Regular Meeting Minutes

Click here for minutes of the January 9 Organizational Meeting  Click here for minutes of the January 9 Regular Meeting  Click here for minutes of the January 23 Regular Meeting  Click here for minutes of the February 13 Regular Meeting  Click here for minutes of the February 27 Regular Meeting

The Town of Peru, Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting Monday April 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM at the Peru Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be Executive Session to interview a candidate for the Recreation Director position.

1. Call Meeting To Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 13, 2023, and Special Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2023.  5. MOTION:  To Accept Late Youth Department Report. 6. Community Input. 7. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Girl Scouts Clean-up Project. 8. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Licensing Fees/Reimbursement […]

 By John T Ryan  March 22, 2023, Peru – On November 7, Peru voters can elect two town board members. Having completed a four-year term incumbent, Democrat Councilman Kregg Bruno announced that he would seek reelection, while Republican Councilman Rick Barber stated he would not seek another term.  Peru Republican Party Chairman Melvin Irwin told […]

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March 20, 2023 The Town of Peru is accepting sealed bids for an air conditioning mini split system for the Town Hall and to furnish and install a drop ceiling as a separate bid.  Please visit Peru Town Hall to measure and assess needs for bid.   Sealed bids will be accepted by Dianne Miller, […]

  The Town of Peru Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 5:15 PM at the Peru Town Hall.  The purpose of the meeting will be Executive Session to interview candidates for the Recreation Director position.

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 […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports)  MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of February 27, 2023. Community Input RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Accept Peru Town Court Internal Audit for […]

By John T. Ryan The board will soon interview the four candidates for the open recreation director position. Kristen Marino has been the interim director since last August 22, 2022. She is one of the applicants. The board also: Approved change order #2 for Luck Construction’s Elm Street sewer project work. The change order reduced […]

1. Call Meeting To Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Organizational Meeting of January 9, 2023. 5. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting of January 9, 2023. 6. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2023. 7. […]

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. […]

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Click below to view Peru Town Board Minutes from June 22, 2022 – December 29, 2022 2022-06-13-RM 2022-06-21-EM 2022-06-22-RM 2022-07-11-RM 2022-07-25-RM 2022-08-08-RM 2022-08-22-RM 2022-09-12-RM 2022-09-19-SM 2022-09-26-RM 2022-10-13-RM 2022-10-24-RM 2022-11-07-RM 2022-11-21-RM 2022-12-12-RM 2022-12-12-RM 2022-12-29-RM  

By John T. Ryan Peru – Deputy Supervisor Jim Douglass chaired the January 23rd Peru Town Board meeting. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell said his department would repair lawns damaged by the town’s snow plows. Call his office at 518-643-8657 to report any damage. Thanks to its new road salting program, very little sand, if any, […]

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Organizational Meeting of January 9, 2023 and Regular Town Board Meeting of January 9, 2023.  Community Input. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Permission to Go to Bid for Additional Salt Brine Storage Tank.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Reappointment of Allison Webbinaro to the Planning Board. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval […]

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. […]

The Peru Town Board conducted its annual organizational meeting on Monday, January 9, 2023, before its regular meeting.  The board passed resolutions for the following: Salaries for Elected Positions,  Appointees, Appointee salaries and frequency of payments,  Department Liaisons, Regular Meeting dates and times, Mileage Reimbursement Rate, Town Depositories, Town Newspaper, and Town Procurement Policy. Click […]

The Town of Peru is seeking a Part-time Recreation Director at $18,000 per year.  Please see the attached job description and requirements.  The attached application (or pick up at the Town Hall) must be fully filled out and returned to secretary@perutown.com or dropped off at the Peru Town Hall to Pamela Barber.  Applications must be […]

Consider becoming an alternate member of either Peru’s Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board. Each board has a full complement of members at present; however, if more than one member isn’t able to attend a meeting, a board might have to delay action on essential agenda items. Delays discourage applicants, sometimes add extra […]

TO FOLLOW ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING at 6:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Nov./Dec. Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports)  MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Public Hearing of December 29, 2022 and Town […]