11.4.2026 Park Board

The Fall River Park Board met on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, and addressed a variety of requests regarding park usage, tree removal, and cemetery filming. After approving the October meeting minutes, the board granted permission to Grace Gerland on behalf of Greater Fall River Recreation to use Kennedy Park on December 5 for the 42nd annual Children's Christmas Day Parade. The board also approved a request from Jerry Donovan to remove five trees along Purchase Street that were damaging an abutting parking lot, with the understanding that they would be replaced with an appropriate tree species.

In addition, the board approved a request from the Brick Committee to install commemorative bricks in a new section behind the Iwo Jima monument at Veterans Park, as well as an application from Susan Hunt to conduct solo cell phone filming at the Lizzie Borden gravesite in Oak Grove Cemetery during regular operating hours.

The board concluded the meeting by reviewing municipal ordinances governing public trees and compensation for tree removals, prompted by Commissioner John Sylvia. Sylvia shared insights from a certified arborist suggesting the city adopt an inch-for-inch replacement standard for trees removed during utility work or construction. The board voted to place the discussion on file with plans to draft updated ordinance language to modernize city policies and replace references to the defunct Tree Commission before sending it to the City Council.

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