MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
February 15, 2022
12 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, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: Leo O. Pelletier
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 56 · Agenda packet · Video
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 Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
1 Mohammad T. Mir, 84 Progress Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 84 Progress Street 16° 3 0 24' The petitioner has an existing 16 foot driveway and is requesting the removal of 8 feet of
Minutes, page 56 · 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, with Councilor Pelletier absent and . not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pereira)
2 Scott G. Mello, 586 Slade Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total - Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 586 Slade Street 42' 10' 0' 22' The petitioner has an existing 12 foot driveway to the east of the property and is requesting the
Minutes, page 57 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Kilby)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Dionne)
3 Main Property Investments LLC, 360 Second Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 2629 South Main Street 60' 0' 22! 38° (curb removal on Last Street)
Minutes, page 57 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Raposo)
4 Paul Lemaire, 466 Warren Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 466 Warren Street 11 186" 0' 29°6" The petitioner has an existing 11 foot driveway with a garage and is requesting removal of
Minutes, page 58 · 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 Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Lee, second: Dionne)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Kilby)
5 Elio Younes, 54 Blackstone Street, d/b/a Coastal Fuel Inc., for a license to operate an auto repair shop at 1082 North Main Street, on Lot 0-7-12 Assessors Plan.
Minutes, page 58 · 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 Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Lee)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Pereira)
6 Rabih Khoury, 10 Westminster Street, Fall River, MA, and Samin Michel Khoury, 29 Garden Street, Cumberland, RI, Khoury Enterprise LLC d/b/a Deschenes Body Repair, for a license to operate an auto body shop at 751 Eastern Avenue, on Lot J-19-56
Minutes, page 58 · 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, with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 59 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:07 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:07 p.m., with Councilor Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Raposo)
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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