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May 5, 2020
13 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, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 38 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
1 Michael Couto, 555 Broadway, Fall River, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 555 Broadway on 277° 3' 0' 30' 7" Oliver Street .
Minutes, page 38 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
2 Steve Steen, 82 and 84 Harvard Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 82 Harvard Street 8 4 0' 12' 84 Harvard Street 8 4 0 12'
Minutes, page 39 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pereira)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pelletier)
3 Robert Medeiros, 97 Whittier Street, Fall River, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 97 Whittier Street 41' 19 0 60' The petitioner is requesting the removal of 19 feet of curbing to the existing 41 foot driveway opening
Minutes, page 39 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Peckham)
4 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc. for a jointly-owned pole re-location for the following ' Robin Street One (1) pole re-location Relocate existing jointly owned Pole 2 on Robin Street approximately 30 feet northwest of its current
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Peckham)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pelletier)
5 Colbea Enterprises, LLC, 7 Starline Way, Cranston, RI for permission to store 24,000 gallons of unleaded/super gasoline and 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel, for a total of 30,000 gallons underground; an increase of 2,000 gallons at 372 Plymouth Avenue on Lot I-19-10, Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Peckham)
6 Franklin Service Auto Care, LLC, 1101 North Main Street, Fall River, MA for permission to store two 2) 10,000 gallon tanks of regular gasoline, 5,000 gallons of super gasoline and 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel for a total of 30,000 gallons underground at 1101 North Main Street on Lot 0-07-0013, Assessors
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Peckham)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
7 Massachusetts Electric Company for an underground conduit location, as follows: Highland Avenue Massachusetts Electric Company requests to install approximately 200 feet of underground conduit and underground primary from Pole 113 in front of 2789 Highland Avenue, heading
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Peckham)
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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