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July 14, 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 190 · Agenda packet · Video
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.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)
1 Thomas St. Realty Trust, LLC, 1250 Meridian Street, for the removal of curbing as follows Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway . Access Access 349 County Street 12' 8 0' 20' The petitioner is requesting the removal of 8 feet of curbing to the existing 12 foot driveway opening to
Minutes, page 190 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Peckham)
2 John M. Viveiros, 990 Maple Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: 35 Existing . Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 990 Maple Street 16' 4 0' 20' The petitioner is requesting the removal of 4 feet of curbing to the existing 16 foot driveway opening to
Minutes, page 191 · 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 Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
3 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc. for one joint pole re-location as follows Second Street One (1) joint pole re-location National Grid requests to relocate Pole 26 at Second Street per customer request. The pole will be
Minutes, page 191 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lee)
4 Massachusetts Electric Company for one new pole location as follows County Street One (1) new pole location The petitioner requests to install a new 35 foot pole approximately 48 feet west of existing pole #20.
Minutes, page 191 · 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 Laliberte 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 Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
5 Massachusetts Electric Company for an underground conduit location, as follows: Riggenbach Road and Innovation Way at Airport Road National Grid requests to install approximately 250 feet of four 5" concrete encased conduits from the
Minutes, page 192 · 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)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
6 Massachusetts Electric Company for an underground conduit location, as follows Sykes Road and Currant Road - National Grid requests to install approximately 550 feet of nine 5" concrete encased conduits on Sykes Road from existing manhole #4 to the new four way manhole at the intersection of Sykes Road and
Minutes, page 192 · 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.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pelletier)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 192 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:43 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 6:43 p.m.” (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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