PERU — Residents will decide June 12 whether to appropriate $7,000 to maintain the Community Center or demolish it. An informational meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, to discuss both questions and the June 12 annual town meeting warrant. In 2011, voters approved of selectpersons leasing the former school, which closed in […]
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Peru voters OK money for building inspection
PERU — Voters approved all seven articles at a special town meeting Monday night, including one to take $5,000 from surplus to pay for an engineer to inspect the Friends of Peru Elementary School building. The building, which was being used as a community center, was inspected in May by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, […]
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Peru playground, fire station well underway
PERU — Repairs to the playground and construction of the new fire station are well underway. At their meeting Oct. 2, selectmen also discussed the upcoming election ballot, and the contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School. The playground, behind the Town Office, was shut down in May because of safety concerns. Since then, volunteers […]
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Peru playground repairs underway
PERU — The repairs to the playground behind the Town Office are underway, but town officials aren’t sure when they will be completed. The Board of Selectmen made the decision May 15 to close the playground because of safety concerns. Selectwoman Carol Roach said the board checked the state’s standards for playground safety and equipment […]
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Failed school budget vote delays tax bills in Peru
PERU — Selectmen on Monday gave the New England Forest Rally permission to use the Town Office parking lot to stage its July 21 road race. The rally will pass through two miles of Dickvale Road, from the Mary Turner Bridge to Concord Pond, Board of Selectmen Vice Chairwoman Carol Roach said. The race begins […]
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Peru approves school board member election date
PERU — The Board of Selectmen have passed a warrant to approve the election of three new Regional School Unit 56 board members. Deborah Mooney is seeking the three-year position; Becky Hall, the two-year post; and Edgar Parent, a current RSU 10 board member, the one-year seat. All candidates are running unopposed. Voting will take place […]
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Peru voting on old school building
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved an article for the Nov. 4 ballot that, if passed, would put the town in charge of the old elementary school again. The Friends of the Peru Elementary School requested the article, which also asks for $10,000 to help maintain the town building. Three years ago, […]
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Peru group considers asking for town funds to maintain old school
PERU — Former Selectman Norman DeRoche told selectmen Monday night that Friends of the Peru Elementary School would likely submit a request for town funds to help maintain the old school. Town Clerk Vera Parent said all financial articles for the November ballot must be approved by the Finance Committee and selectmen before Sept. 29. […]
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Selectmen to accept applications for board opening
PERU — Longtime Selectman Laurieann Milligan has resigned, according to a letter read by Chairman Jim Pulsifer at Monday night’s board meeting. Her term expires in 2015 and an election to replace her will be held in February. Milligan was the only member of the board to survive a recall election in 2012. The recall […]