MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:30 p.m.
March 27, 2018
9 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them) · Agenda packet
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Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Cliff A. Ponte, Derek R. Viveiros
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Long arrived at 5:38 p.m
Every vote, in order
1 Paul Camara, 122 Huard Street, requests the removal of curbing as follows: : Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 122 Huard Street 21'9" 86" 0' 30' 3" [ The petitioner is requesting to extend the entrance south to continue his neighbor's curb
Minutes, page 77 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara)
To close / the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to close / the hearing.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Cadime)
2 Jana and Justin Mercier, 325 S. Beacon Street, request the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 325 S. Beacon Street 16' 11° 9" 0' 27°9"
Minutes, page 78 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Cadime)
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 78 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara)
3 Manuel A. Mello, 83 Palmer Street, requests the removal of curbing as follows: ' Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway — Access Access 83 Palmer Street 16° 13° 4" ; 0' , 29° 4" : The petitioner is requesting to remove an additional 7' 6" south side of the driveway and 5' 10"
Minutes, page 78 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Laliberte)
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 78 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Cadime)
4 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England Inc. for one new pole location as follows Stafford Road One (1) new pole location National Grid requests to install a new mid span pole 26-50, 65 feet north of existing pole 27
Minutes, page 79 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Laliberte)
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 79 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Long)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 79 · Agenda packet
To adjourn at 5:47 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 5:47 p.m.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pelletier)
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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