MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:50 p.m.
January 28, 2020
9 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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Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Trott Lee, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr., Leo O. Pelletier, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Linda M. Pereira
Every vote, in order
1 Paul Cantelmo, 140 Ash Street, Fall River, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing ‘ Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway" Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 140 Ash Street 34.7' 4.8' 0' 39.5' 440 Ash Street and 144 Ash Street are single family residences which abut each other on Ash Street.
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pelletier)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
2 Kathleen Hurley, 144 Ash Street, Fall River, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 144 Ash Street 16.6' 7.9 ‘0 24.5" .
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Lee)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Lee)
3 Stanley Webb, 9 McCabe Street, Dartmouth, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway ‘ Access Access 334 Newton Street 42' 7' 0' 19' The petitioner's original driveway construction at this single family home was 12 feet. The property
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Kilby)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Lee)
4 64 Stevens Street, LLC, 31 Nelson Way, Mansfield, MA for permission to store 24,000 gallons of gasoline and 24,000 gallons of gasoline/diesel, for a total of 48,000 gallons underground at 64 Stevens Street on Lot E-27-0004, Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 65 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow non-Fall River residents to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow non-Fall River residents to speak, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Pelletier)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 66 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 7:23 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:23 p.m., with Councilor Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
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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