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Welcome to Fall River Now. Here’s your look at the week ahead in Fall River city government.
Tuesday is the busiest day on the calendar, starting with the City Council Committee on Ordinances and Legislation at 5:00 p.m. Councilors will consider an ordinance amendment addressing the appointment, powers, duties, and term of the Chief of Police. They will also review overnight parking rules for commercial vehicles, a request from Corporation Counsel to remove the city code section on hiring outside legal counsel, and several traffic measures creating and removing designated handicapped spaces across the city.
The full City Council meets Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. Headlining the docket is a proposed ten-million-dollar loan order to fund construction and improvements for city streets. The Council will also take up a tabled request from the Mayor to appropriate over 586 thousand dollars in cable access funds for FREDTV and FRCMedia, along with a resolution to study the costs and distribution of city trash and recycling carts. In addition, the agenda includes the Fourth Quarter budget report for Fiscal Year 2026, a revised policy from the Council President regarding outside legal counsel, and the official warrant for the upcoming November state election.
Tonight, the Community Preservation Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. The committee will hold eligibility hearings for projects seeking Community Preservation funding. Members will also vote on project extension requests from the Fall River Art Association and the Fall River Water Department, which is working on North Watuppa Pond seawalls and historic documents.
On Thursday, the City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs meets at 5:30 p.m. The committee will sit down with the Director of Inspectional Services and administration officials to review code enforcement practices, along with ongoing cleanliness and maintenance efforts across the city.
Also on Thursday, the Cultural Council meets at 6:30 p.m. to host a grant writing workshop for the Fiscal Year 2027 grant cycle, outlining priorities and application guidelines for local cultural projects.
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