PERU — Carol Roach, chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen, told board members Monday night that live feeds, still shots and footage from cameras at the town garage are now accessible to employees at the Town Office. The cameras were installed Feb. 15 to monitor who is taking town sand, how much and how often. The […]
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Peru board has issues with sandbox cameras
PERU — The company that installed cameras at the town sandbox is looking into why Town Office employees cannot access recorded footage from the office computers, Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Carol Roach said this week. Roach said the cameras installed by E W Electric of Dixfield at the town garage allowed for a live feed to […]
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Peru board meets tonight over sandbox flap
PERU — The road commissioner has launched a legal challenge against the Board of Selectmen over its decision to overrule him on closing the town sand supply to citizens. Selectmen on Monday called a special meeting for tonight at 5 p.m. at the Peru Town Hall to discuss their next move. Road Commissioner Lee Merrill […]
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Peru board considers request for uniforms
PERU — The Board of Selectmen heard a request Monday evening from Road Commissioner Lee Merrill to buy uniforms for the three Road Department employees. Merrill said he thought it was important for he and his employees to have uniforms to wear while on the job, since it looked “more professional” and “makes it easier […]
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Peru board sets selectman election for 2016
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to wait until June 2016 to fill an empty seat on the board, Chairman Larry Snowman said Tuesday. The vacancy occurred when Selectman Lee Merrill was elected road commissioner Nov. 3. Merrill served on the board since 2013. Town Clerk Vera Parent said Merrill resigned as […]
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Residents eye road commissioner position
PERU — Three residents, including one of the town’s selectmen, are running for a road commissioner position during the Nov. 3 state referendum ballot, Secretary Angela Barkhouse said. Barkhouse said that residents Maurice Brann and Brad Hutchings took out papers to run for the open road commissioner position, and that Selectman Lee Merrill also took […]
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Peru officials questioned about warrant articles
PERU — Several residents Monday night spoke against town meeting warrant articles that call for some positions to be appointed instead of elected. Articles 25, 26 and 27 ask if residents want to change the positions of town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, road commissioner and fire chief from elected to appointed. If approved, the change […]
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Peru selectmen approve increases in several budget articles
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to increase the amounts for several budget items on the June ballot. An article asking residents to raise and appropriate $3,700 for street and traffic lights was increased to $5,200. Chairman Lee Merrill said, “We don’t like the increases any more than you guys, but some of […]