MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
August 17, 2021
9 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 Cadime arrived at 6:02 p.m
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 115 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilors Cadime and Christopher Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Lee)
1 Lais Sajeda Begum, 248 Hancock Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Curbing to be Curbing tobe Proposed opening opening removed added after alteration 248 Hancock Street 23' 23° 0 46' The petitioner has an existing 23 foot driveway opening on the east side of the property and is
Minutes, page 115 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilors Cadime and Christopher Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Dionne)
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 Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
2 Luis and Sonia Sousa, 227 Walter Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed "Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 227 Walter Street 16' 14' 0' 30' The petitioner is requesting the removal of 14 feet of curbing to widen the existing 16 foot driveway
Minutes, page 116 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Pelletier)
3 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc. for one jointly owned pole - location as follows Globe Mills Avenue One (1) joint pole location To install a new 45 foot pole between poles 10 and 11 on Globe Mills Avenue, to be numbered
Minutes, page 116 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Lee)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Peckham absent .. and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Lee)
4 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England, Inc. for one joint pole re-location as follows Downing Street One (1) joint pole re-location National Grid requests installation of a new 35 foot JO stub pole with anchor and guy in the
Minutes, page 117 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Kilby)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 117 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:05 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:05 p.m, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (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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