MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
June 8, 2021
14 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 Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
4 Massachusetts Electric Company for one new pole location as follows: Greenleaf Street One (1) new pole location The petitioner requests to install new pole on Greenleaf Street approximately 100 feet from pole 3 on Judge Street. Pole is needed to reduce slack in current span of primary conductor. This
Minutes, page 38 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Kilby)
2 Massachusetts Electric Company for one new pole location as follows: Ling Street One (1) new pole location The petitioner requests to install new pole on Ling Street approximately 65 feet from pole #6 located on Terrie Marie Way. Pole is needed to supply electrical power to new home at 67 Ling
Minutes, page 39 · 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)
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.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Pelletier)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Kilby)
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Cadime)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Lee)
5 Sarah Rodrigues, 333 Dunbar Street, for the removal of curbing as follows . Existing Curbing to be Curbing to be Proposed opening opening removed added after alteration 333 Dunbar Street 13' 13' 0' 26' The petitioner is requesting the removal.of 13 feet of curbing north of the existing 13 foot
Minutes, page 39 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
6 Matthew Medeiros, 316 Gifford Road, Westport, MA, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Curbing to be Curbing tobe + Proposed opening opening removed added after alteration 33-35 Ward Street 11.5 16' 0' 27.5 The petitioner is requesting the removal of 16 feet of curbing to the existing 11.5 foot driveway
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
7 Eugene Merithew, 676 Charles Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: : " Existing Curbing to be Curbing.to be Proposed opening opening removed added after alteration , 676 Charles Street 45' 42' 0' 27' . The petitioner is requesting the removal of 12 feet of curbing to the existing 15 foot driveway
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 41 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:08 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:08 p.m.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pelletier)
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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