9.8.2026 Fall River City Council

The Fall River City Council held a public hearing, a Committee on Finance meeting, and a regular City Council meeting on September 8, 2026. The public hearing covered multiple National Grid and Verizon pole petition requests, an auto repair shop license, a curb removal application, and a license for the relocation of the Savers secondhand store to 133 Mariano Bishop Boulevard. A resident objected to a proposed utility pole near her driveway on Bedford Street, prompting the Council to refer that specific petition to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation for further review.

During the Committee on Finance meeting, the Council presented a citation honoring Anthony F. Cordeiro as the recipient of the Roger Valcourt Outstanding Citizenship Award. Public citizens brought forward concerns regarding administrative procedures and parking citation appeals in the Traffic and Parking Department. The committee also discussed funding for May's Playground, reviewing inactive capital accounts and potential state ADA and park grant applications totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In the regular City Council session, members approved various committee appointments, an online public auction for surplus property, and fiber optic cable attachments. The Council adopted resolutions requesting an open checkbook financial transparency portal, an audit and comprehensive plan for solid waste and recycling carts, discussions on an HR compensation study, and traffic safety reviews. After debating whether funds could legally be expended prior to the next fiscal year without explicit Department of Revenue guidance, the Council voted 8-1 to re-table a $586,600 appropriation from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund.

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