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Fall River · Public Hearings · 5:45 p.m.

September 25, 2018

8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them) · Agenda packet

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Public hearings let residents speak for or against petitions such as curb cuts, pole locations and licenses. The full council decides them at its regular meeting.

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

Every vote, in order

1 Cindy Doan, 177 Nashua Street, Unit 2, requests the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway / Access Access i 19 Marble Street 17' 8" 11 0' 28° 8" : ; The petitioner is requesting to remove an additional 11 feet of curbing to the west side of the

Minutes, page 103 · Agenda packet

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

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)

Read it in the official minutes, page 103 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 103 · Agenda packet

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 103 (PDF)

2 Harry Leachman, 966 Ray Street, requests the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be ‘Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 966 Ray Street 14' 8" 16° 0' 30' 8" The petitioner is requesting to remove an additional 16 feet of curbing on the south side of the /

Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

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)

Read it in the official minutes, page 104 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Laliberte)

Read it in the official minutes, page 104 (PDF)

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Laliberte)

Read it in the official minutes, page 104 (PDF)

4 Proposed amendment to the Central Market Rate Housing Incentive Zone and Plan for : the former Lincoln School located at 439 Pine Street.

Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

That the hearing be opened

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Kilby)

Read it in the official minutes, page 104 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 104 (PDF)

Adjournment

Minutes, page 105 · Agenda packet

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To adjourn at 6:00 p.m

From the minutes

“On a further motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:00 p.m.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 105 (PDF)

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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