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Welcome to Fall River Now. Here’s your look at the week ahead in Fall River city government.
The City Council heads into a packed Tuesday evening with major financial decisions on the table. Starting at 5:55 p.m., councilors take up four grant orders submitted by Mayor Paul E. Coogan totaling over seven point four million dollars. That includes five million dollars for the reconstruction of Alden Street, one point three million dollars for street, sidewalk, and parklet rehabilitation, and just over one million dollars for lead service line replacements. Councilors will also consider transferring more than three point one million dollars from the General Stabilization Fund to cover a deficit in snow removal expenses, alongside a new memorandum of agreement with Fall River Teamsters Local 251.
Also on Tuesday’s full council docket is a proposed ordinance to move the Mayor’s Chief of Staff position from the contract personnel salary code to the salary schedule for political appointments. During the Committee on Finance meeting earlier that same evening, the administration is scheduled to give a presentation on the Pearl Street parking garage. The committee will also discuss harm reduction bags supplied by SSTAR and the Seven Hills Foundation, and will present citations to the Fall River Police Department and Massachusetts State Police for their work on Operation: Restore the Row back in August. A public hearing is also scheduled on a request from Pawtucket Pawnbrokers Too, Incorporated to operate a pawn shop and secondhand store at 255 South Main Street.
Before the full council convenes, the City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs meets Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. Members will review a resolution to discuss restoring grocery transportation services for local veterans and seniors.
On Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m., the Tax Increment Financing Board convenes. The board will review an Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Collin R. Dias.
Wednesday afternoon brings the Licensing Board together at 5:00 p.m. The board will review several one-day permit requests, including events for the Fall River Rotary Club, the Fall River Boys and Girls Club, Boston Boxing Promotions, and Espirito Santos Church. They will also consider a common victualler license application for The Best Morning Coffee on Columbia Street and a change of manager application for the St. Johns Athletic Club on Rodman Street.
At 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Atlantis Charter School Board of Trustees meets. The board will receive operational and student data updates, hear David Hutchinson present September financial statements, and hear community input from Michael G. Canuel.
The week wraps up on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. when the City Council Ad-Hoc School Transportation Committee holds its meeting. Members will elect a committee chairperson, set future meeting dates for early 2027, and discuss district transportation topics, including spending for fiscal year 2026, budget projections for fiscal year 2027, and district enrollment and route updates.
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