The Special Charter Review Committee convened a public hearing on June 24, 2024, at 5:00 PM at One Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts. Committee members Rob Paul, M Reena Brown, Kathy Namovic, Laura Samson, Tracy Al, and John Mitchell were present. The public hearing was formally opened at 0:01:10, but no members of the public attended to offer input. After waiting for approximately ten minutes, the committee decided to close the public hearing at 5:10 PM. During the waiting period, committee members engaged in informal discussions, including the conditions of the New Bedford District Courthouse, specifically mentioning mold and HVAC issues, and a recent court trial involving witnesses and injuries.
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hi everybody Welcome to the special Charter Review Committee public hearing it is June 24th 2024 it is 5:00 pm we are in the meeting room at one government center Fall River Massachusetts pursuant to the open meeting law any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any media attendees are therefore advised that such recordings
0:26or Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived received by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible can you join me in the Pledge of Allegiance please I alance to the flag of the United States of America and to the repblic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all and starting on my right we'll take attendance of the committee
0:57members attending the public hearing number two rob Paul M Reena Brown Kathy namovic Laura Samson Tracy Al John Mitchell thank you everybody and now the public hearing is open did anyone show up l no
1:59what you give it 10 minutes or 15 no five we gave it 15 last time there was no one yeah just a long 15 minutes huh Kathy said it was like sitting in ch it's like sitting in church on Good Friday do we want to set a time to close it's 5:07 51 510 yeah cuz we've been here since before five so oh my
2:33so how you been Paul not too bad John how about you busy trying stuff or
2:43what busy over there the Justice Center good air conditioning that's the thing you it closed last week no it's actually closed well I did a trial River's closed no no no newf I did a trial in New Bedford in February and one day there was no heat oh In which court downstairs C District or Superior oh cuz yeah I was there the same time I had to trial upstairs yeah we were comt we were cozy
3:14up there AC at least when there's no heat you can put clothes on nothing you can do when there's no and that building has an older the New Bedford District Courthouse has an odor like at a regular temperature this was subor but yeah in Bedford District they have mold yes they have a horrible odor so imagine imagine what that was like with no way seeing it dangerous I would say down in the juvenile court that's in
3:47the base the C is in the basement don't look up yeah don't look up don't look up is it that bad yeah you can see mold on the ceiling panels
4:08okay one more minute you don't want minutes no it's not a meeting it's a hearing no one showed you can say we were all here well I added it to the um report the defense rested today right we only had like five witnesses and let me tell you there three Witnesses today were more credible what did they test the dog bites or anything one was one was about the that the injuries yeah and
4:44the other two were they weren't consistent with getting they were like yeah they were like the one was like the way who you thinkest one there's one after this it's the same it just doesn't have the yellow my theory is that he never did go in the upstairs he went in the back or something like that so that those people that were testifying upstairs that they didn't see him probably didn't but that something went
5:10on in the basement and I I think that that's why the that's where it to Happ yeah the the concrete been I think that that I think he was chairperson Reena Brown and the public hearing for the special Charter Review Committee is now closed 510 p.m.
5:30no attendees came to give input at the public hearing