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April 20, 2021
6 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
During the meeting:
- Councilor Kilby arrived at 6:27 p.m
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 117 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Lee, second: Peckham)
4 CAPMRPM, LLC d/b/a Rack ‘Em Up Billiards, 7 Cove Street, Swansea, MA for permission to maintain a pocket billiard room with nineteen (19) tables located at 129 Griffin Street an Lot G-27-0004, Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 117 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lee)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Peckham)
2 David Pereira, 430 Alden Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Curbing to be Curbing tobe Proposed Opening opening removed added after alteration 430 Alden Street 16° 3 0' 24! The petitioner is requesting the removal of 8 feet of curbing to widen the driveway opening to 24 feet to
Minutes, page 117 · 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.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
3 Manuel Cabral, 29 Mott Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Curbing to be Curbing to be Proposed Opening opening removed added after alteration 29 Mott Street —«- 19 36" 0 22' 6" - The petitioner is requesting the removal of 3 feet 6 inches of curbing south of.the existing 19 foot.
Minutes, page 118 · 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 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)
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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