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Fall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.

July 15, 2019

7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

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

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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, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Cliff A. Ponte, Derek R. Viveiros

Absent: Joseph D. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte

Every vote, in order

1 Anthony DeSilva, 115 Earle Street, for the removal of curbing as follows Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 115 Earle Street 42' 8 0' 20' The petitioner has an existing 12 foot driveway opening on the north side of the property facing

Minutes, page 183 · Agenda packet · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

That the hearing be opened

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 183 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 183 · Agenda packet · Video

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Long and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing, with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Long, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 183 (PDF)

2 Walid Assi, 2809 Highland Avenue, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 2809 Highland Avenue 10' 42' 0 22' ; The petitioner has an existing 10 foot driveway opening on the west side of the property facing

Minutes, page 184 · Agenda packet · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

That the hearing be opened

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Long and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Long, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 184 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 184 · Agenda packet · Video

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing, with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 184 (PDF)

3 Pat Mayall, 257 Rathgar Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 257 Rathgar Street 12' 8 0' 20' The petitioner has an existing 12 foot driveway opening on the north side of the property facing

Minutes, page 184 · Agenda packet · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

That the hearing be opened

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 184 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 184 · Agenda packet · Video

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing, with Councilor Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Kilby)

Read it in the official minutes, page 184 (PDF)

Adjournment

Minutes, page 184 · Agenda packet · Video

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 7 present (Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte absent)

To adjourn at 6:01 p.m

From the minutes

“On a further motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:01 p.m., with Councilors Camara and Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 184 (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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