MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:15 p.m.
September 14, 2017
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them)
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Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Steven A. Camara arrived
- Councilor Stephen R. Long arrived
Every vote, in order
1 Enacting Section 86-178 King Philip Mills Overlay District (KPMOD) for the purpose of providing adequate minimum standards and procedures for the construction of new and rehabilitation of existing structures so as to promote economic and cu
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
1 C.J. Ferry, 300 Buffinton Street came forth and stated that he is not a proponent of market rate housing
To close the hearing. :
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing. :.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
2 Melissa Resendes, d/b/a Melissa's New To You!, 1255 Rodman Street, for permission to operate and maintain a second hand article store at 2577 South Main Street (gently used clothing, shoes, and household items to be sold.)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Stephen R. Long, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Long)
To adjourn at 5:47 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 5:47 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Cabeceiras)
From the official minutes kept by the Fall River City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are scanned documents; we read them with text recognition, check every vote count against the councilors named, and quote the exact sentence for each vote. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: the nine 2026–2027 councilors from the City of Fall River's official councilor photos (Contact the Council page, fallriverma.gov); earlier councilors cropped from the 2024–2025 council group photo and the 2022–2023 council group photo (as published by Fall River Reporter, September 2022). Trott Lee: from his campaign Facebook page (facebook.com/trottlee4cc). Ricky Tith: from Fall River Reporter (April 2025). 2018–2019 councilors (Steven A. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Derek R. Viveiros) and the 2018–2019 group photo: from the City of Fall River’s FY2019 budget book. Richard Cabeceiras, Raymond A. Mitchell and the 2016–2017 group photo: Herald News photo by Jack Foley (January 2016), provided by the Fall River City Clerk. The 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 group photos: provided by the Fall River City Clerk.
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