MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
December 1, 2020
11 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, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.
During the meeting:
- Councilor Pereira left the meeting at 6:10 p.m
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 86 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not . voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
4 Aisha M. Barbosa, 37 Seaview Street, for the removal of curbing as follows Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 37 Seaview Street 23' 6" 16' 0° 39° 6" ; The petitioner has an existing 23 foot 6 inch driveway opening on the Woodman Street side of the
Minutes, page 86 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not - voting..” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pereira)
2 Maria De Amaral, 207 Stafford Road, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 207 Stafford Road 16° 7" 18' 0' 34 7" removal on Palmer Street
Minutes, page 87 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pereira)
3 Luiz R. Defreitas, 1641 Stafford Road, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be —— Totai Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 1641-1645 Stafford Read 0' 47' 0 47' removal on Welcome Street
Minutes, page 87 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Christopher iM.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be closed
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pereira)
That the hearing be opened
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was voted 8 yeas that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
5 Antonio Mello, 40 Winifred Way, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway . Access Access , 40 Winifred Way 16° 13 0' 29' The petitioner is requesting the removal of 13 feet of curbing to the existing 16 foot driveway opening to
Minutes, page 88 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, PonteAbsent: Peckham, Pereira
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 7 yeas that the hearing be closed, with Councilors Peckham and Linda Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 88 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:17 p.m
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, PonteAbsent: Peckham, Pereira
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 7 yeas to adjourn at 6:17 p.m., with Councilors Peckham and Linda Pereira absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, 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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