MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:45 p.m.
November 27, 2018
13 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 Camara arrived at 5:55 p.m
Every vote, in order
4 Steven Melo, 118 Raymond Allard Blvd., Swansea, MA, Choice Collision Center, Inc., for a : license to operate an auto body shop at 645 Brayton Avenue, on Lot F-07-0004, Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 60 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Kilby) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 60 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was voted to close the hearing, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Joseph D. Camara) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2 Luis Pimentel, 25 Wyoming Street #4, Dorchester,.MA, d/b/a L and S Auto Repair, for a license to operate an auto repair shop at 1138 Pleasant Street, on Lot K-13-59, Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 61 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Cadime) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 61 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was voted to close the hearing, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
3 Hyde Development, LLC, 1500 Vine Street, Somerset, MA, requests the removal of curbing as follows Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total i Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 217 Napoleon Street 0' 25° 0' 25° i
Minutes, page 61 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Kilby) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 61 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted to close the hearing, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
5 Brigida Viveiros, 572 Locust Street, requests the removal of curbing as follows: , Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway © Driveway Replaced Driveway i Access Access - 572 Locust Street 25'. 117 0' 36' _— The petitioner is requesting to remove an additional 11 feet of curbing to the already existing 25 i
Minutes, page 62 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Kilby)
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 62 · Agenda packet
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)
7 North Main Street : National Grid requests to install conduit duct bank from manhole 38 in the sidewalk on the northwest side of North Main Street to manhole 185. Pavement, sidewalk and curb will be i restored to original conditions. In accordance with Plan No. 23992703 dated October 15, 2018. /
Minutes, page 63 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Pelletier)
Closing the hearings
Minutes, page 63 · Agenda packet
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Joseph D. Camara)
8 Adoption of the percentage of the local tax levy to be borne by each class of property for : Fiscal Year 2019. ; E
Minutes, page 63 · Agenda packet
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Kilby)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet
To adjourn at 7:07 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:07 p.m.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Kilby)
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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