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Approved minutes of Peru Town Board’s Regular May 23rd meeting

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Approved minutes of Peru Town Board’s May 23 Public Hearing

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Approved minutes of the Peru Town Board’s May 9th meeting

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AGENDA PERU TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING JUNE 13, 2022 @ 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; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Public Hearing of May 23, 2022 and Town Board Regular Meeting of May 23, 2022. Community […]

Preparations are underway for the first Sunday evening concert on June 26th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Heyworth-Mason Park.

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2022 Peru Summer Concert Series Announced – Concerts Begin June 26th

Peru faces major sewer system and highway expenditures

Sewer system upgrade cost to increase by up to $1,178,551 Telegraph Road culvert replacement estimated at $1.7 million Agreement reached for Walking Trail property purchase Shade coming for dog park users Performance stage roof being installed at Heyworth-Mason Park Street sweeping slowed by parts unavailability   By John T. Ryan   The Monday, May 23, […]

Approved Minutes of Peru Town Board’s April 25, 2022 Meeting

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Peru Town Board Public Hearing Monday

AGENDA – PUBLIC HEARING 202-b PROCEEDINGS (Click here for Peru Gazette details) MAY 23, 2021, 5:45 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:        To Open the Public Hearing.  DISCUSSION: Community Input and Questions MOTION:         To Close the Public Hearing.  MOTION:       Adjourn

Agenda – Peru Town Board Meeting of May 23, 2022

 1. Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance  Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Late Reports for April from Departments: (Dog Control and Court). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of May 9, 2022. Community Input. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Adopt  202b Proceedings/Public Interest Order Resolution  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Adopt the Amended and Restated Bond Resolution  MOTION/DISCUSSION: […]

Approved Minutes of Peru Town Board’s April 11, 2022 Meeting

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Town Of Peru April 2022 Department Reports

APRIL DEPT. REPORTS – PARTIAL (Dog Control not included) 

Peru Town Board Meeting of May 9, 2022 – Peru Gazette report will follow

 

AGENDA PERU TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING MAY 9, 2022 @ 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; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of April 25, 2022. Community Input. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Order Calling for a […]

The latest Community, Code Enforcement, Highway and Water-Sewer News

  Peru Town Board Meeting of April 25, 2022 Edited at 10:45 a.m. on 4/29/22 to include paragraphs on the Renadette Road speed limit reduction and Peru’s new stop sign. Community News: Following an informative presentation by the Peru Girl Scouts, the town board enthusiastically agreed to the scouts’ request to plant one hundred flowering plants […]

Keeping busy is this man’s pleasure

  By John T. Ryan Peru – Anyone who travels the River Road on cold winter days must have noticed the small apple orchard at the corner of the River and Jarvis Rd and thought, “What’s that crazy man doing at the top of that long ladder on a day like this?” That man is […]

Peru Town Board Meeting of April 25, 2022

A news story will follow. One bit of news – Peru street sweeping is delayed because of a machine parts issue. The sweeper replacement part is on order, but not available. Sweeping will resume as soon as possible.  

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING APRIL 25, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of April 11, 2022. Community Input. DISCUSSION: Girl Scout Project. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of AdkAction for Road Salt Reduction MOU. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Building Permit Fees for Commercial Solar Farms.  DISCUSSION: EFC WIIA Grant Awards for the WWTP Upgrade […]

Peru awarded almost $1.9 million

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Over $9 million in state funding coming to Assembly District 115 for water infrastructure projects “North Country towns and municipalities are working hard to ensure that all North Country residents have access to clean water, but they need state support to make necessary repairs to the infrastructure. Today the awardees of the […]

Is Peru competitive in attracting new residents, concerts to begin on June 26th, and more

By John T. Ryan Residents John Ryan and Alex Gibson addressed the board during the community input section of the April 11, 20022 Peru Town Board meeting.  John Ryan (Peru Gazette Editor) addressed the board on two issues: Attracting new residents and zoning law enforcement related to two abandoned, deteriorating homes.  Ryan expressed his belief […]

Approved Minutes of Peru Town Board’s March 28, 2022 Meeting

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Video of Peru Town Board meeting of April 11 – Story will follow

Peru Town Board meeting of April 11, 2022

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING APRIL 11, 2022 @ 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; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of March 28, 2022. Community Input. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Possible Award of Telegraph Rd. […]

Approved minutes of Peru Town Board’s March 14, 2022 Meeting

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Approved minutes of Peru Town Board’s February 28, 2022 Meeting

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