The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board will be interviewing candidates for Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) on Monday, May 2nd and Tuesday, Mary 3rd. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko said seven applications had been received as of the Monday, April 25th Town Board Meeting. Glushko and Counselors James Langley and Donald McBrayer met with Acting […]

Construction of the new 9,000 sq. ft. Rulfs Orchard farm stand is underway. The Town of Peru issued a Building Permit on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The building will also be the home of Apple Blossom Florist. Luck Brothers is the general contractor. Click here for our February 18th story which has more details. 

By John T. Ryan Code Enforcement Officer Resigns CSEA to Represent Highway Department Employees Judge Kirby Would Still Like to Move Town Court Downstairs Parks Damaged by Motorized Vehicles Frank Slycord, Peru’s Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), has resigned and a replacement is being sought. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko informed the public of Slycord’s decision at […]

Highway Department: Town Hires Labor Relations Attorney Providing information requested by the Peru Gazette  Intersection Safety: Issues Still Under Review Bear Swamp Road: Sidewalk Plan Under Development Sand-Salt Shed: Repair Alternatives Being Explored Town Hall: Basement Cleanup Initiated By John T. Ryan In addition to the proposed changes in Peru’s Dog Law other business was […]

By John T. Ryan If everything goes as planned, in a few months the Rulfs Orchard farm stand will be moving into a new building located about 200 feet west of the existing farm stand. The planned 9,900 sq. ft. farm stand will have enhanced business space, an expanded menu, more parking and a drive […]

Highway Department to purchase Gradall Excavator and pick-up truck Highway Department Sand-Salt Usage Declines Sewer System Needs Upgrades And More By John T. Ryan The Mason family’s presentation of an historic artwork to the Town of Peru was not the only important subject at the Monday, February 8, 2016 Peru Town Board Meeting. The Town […]

AGENDA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU APPLICATIONS: 1. New Nonconforming Use: Rulfs Orchard New Nonconforming Use 531 Bear Swamp Rd. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS: CEO REPORT:

http://www.perutown.com/zoning-agenda.pdf

Peru – Town Board Meeting, Monday, April 27, 2015 – A four-year long court case has been expensive for both the Town of Peru and for Henry and Kevin Dashnaw, owners of the Adirondack Golf and Country Club. The Town of Peru has spent in excess of $65,000. The Dashnaw’s attorney Matthew Norfolk has stated […]

AGENDA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2015 @ 7:00 PM, TOWN OF PERU APPLICATIONS: SEQR & Use Variance: Alyson Curry –  Use Variance, 3085 Route 22, Z-2015-00  (Peru Gazette Note: A party desires to purchase the former log home sales office at 3085 Route 22 (adjacent to the Dollar Store). The property is zoned commercial, but the individual would like […]

By John T. Ryan Dangerous intersections were primary topics of discussion at the Peru Town Board’s February 9th meeting. Stop signs appear to be invisible to several local drivers, especially at the intersection of the Brand Hollow Road and Military Turnpike Extension. That relatively busy intersection has been the scene of numerous accidents including a […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on the Town of Peru’s Preliminary 2015 Budget for Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 6:30 P.M.  Supervisor Peter Glushko said the Town Board worked hard to keep the budget under the state imposed 1.56% tax cap.  $140,000 in general fund monies will […]

By John T. Ryan Peru Charter Communications customers may be forced to change cable providers. At the Monday, May 12, 2014 Town Board meeting Supervisor Peter Glushko stated that Charter Communications is considering turning over Clinton County service to the Comcast Corporation. The two companies are negotiating an exchange agreement whereby each company would turn […]

By John T. Ryan The Board appointed Bruce R. Germain, Timothy St. Pierre and Steve LaBounty to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Nicholas J. Zagrodzki and Kim Budwick to the Planning Board. Counselor Donald McBrayer favored tabling a vote stating that the Zoning Board members had indicated that they would like to see prospective […]

By John T. Ryan Peter Glushko has been serving the Town of Peru for over 15 years – the first eight years as a Town Counselor and the last four years as Town Supervisor.  On January 1st, Glushko began his second four-year term of office. The Peru Gazette interviewed Glushko about the Town’s major accomplishments over the […]

By John T. Ryan Dog Control was the primary subject at the Monday, January 27, 2014 Peru Town Board meeting. The Board passed a revised Dog Control Law. Town Attorney Donald Biggs said the new law incorporates changes in New York State’s Agricultural and Markets regulations and a few other minor items into Local Law […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING December 23, 2013@ 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:    Approval of Minutes for the December 9 2013 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Passing of Town Zoning Law. DISCUSSION:  2013 Budget Amendments and Fund Transfers. DISCUSSION:  Fuller Road Repairs Update.  DISCUSSION:  Garage Roof Repair […]

By John T. Ryan It appears that the North Country business community has recognized that the Bear Swamp Road is a great place to do business. Livingood’s Restaurant is scheduled to open in a few days; Allen Turner’s four new apartments behind McDonald’s are being rapidly occupied and tonight the Zoning Board gave its approval […]

By John T. Ryan The absentee votes have been counted and according to the unofficial vote count Donald McBrayer will become a member of the Peru Town Council on January 1, 2014. On Election Day McBrayer led Lana Knight by 12 votes. After counting absentee ballots, he led by 15 votes. Two Town Council seats […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board got a surprise at its November 4, 2013 meeting. Board members learned that the zoning law that they thought they passed on October 28, 2013 might have to be voted on a second time. Town Attorney Donald Biggs told the Board, “There are things that have to […]

Zoning Board Agenda of 112013

By John T. Ryan (Updated 7:45 AM 10/30/13 to clarify the deleted agricultural lands proposal.  The Peru Town Board voted to approve revisions in the Zoning Law at its October 28, 2013 meeting.  The changes will not go into effect until approved by the New York Department of State. Formulating and enacting the Zoning Law […]

This is a story the Peru Gazette published on February 14, 2012. We have been informed that the only significant change made since that story is the elimination of the so-called agricultural overlays. Why is Peru adopting a new Zoning Law and what changes are being proposed?

AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING ON NEW ZONING LAW ADOPTION October 28, 2013  6:30 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    

Click Here – Zoning Board Agenda of 10-16-13