MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
September 13, 2022
8 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, Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo, Laura-Jean Sampson
Absent: Pamela S. Laliberte
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
1 Daniel Quintal, 73 Columbia Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: Existing Curbing . Curbing - Combined Openings Opening to be to be Proposed After ue . Removed Added Alteration 23 Church Street 10.5' - 10'+/- O'+/- 20.5'+/
Minutes, page 65 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pelletier)
2 Elizabeth L. Pereira Ryan, 229 Hawthorne Street, for the removal of curbing as follows: , Existing Curbing Curbing Combined Openings Opening to be to be Proposed After — ‘Removed Added Alteration 229 Hawthorne Street 16' 13'+/- 4'+/- 25'+/
Minutes, page 65 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pelletier)
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Kilby it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Kilby)
4 Fail River Financial MA, LLC, d/b/a Fall River Pawnbrokers, c/o MGG Investment .
Minutes, page 66 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Raposo)
That items 5 and 6 be taken together and the hearings be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted that items 5 and 6 be taken together and the hearings be opened.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Kilby)
6 Fall River Financial MA, LLC, d/b/a Fall River Pawnbrokers, c/o MGG Investment Group LP, 1 Penn Plaza, Suite 53, New York, NY 10119 for permission to operate and maintain a pawnbroker and second hand article store, location at 1435 Pleasant Street (used jewelry and
Minutes, page 66 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Cadime)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 66 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:09 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:09 p.m.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pereira)
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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