Transcript
Welcome to Fall River Now. Here’s your look at the week ahead in Fall River city government.
The City Council meets Tuesday evening at 5:55 for a packed session led by major financial items and property matters. Councilors will hold the public hearing on setting the fiscal year 2027 property tax classification to establish the percentage of the tax levy carried by each class of real and personal property. Mayor Paul E. Coogan is seeking approval for a 2.5 million dollar loan order to fund phase twenty-five water system improvements, as well as an appropriation of 1.01 million dollars and acceptance of a 425 thousand dollar state grant to build Mae’s Playground. The mayor is also asking the council to declare the Pearl Street Parking Garage surplus property and to raise the police cruiser revolving fund spending limit from 80 thousand to 110 thousand dollars. In other business, the council will take up an appointment for Grace Charron to the Library Board of Trustees and hold seven hearings on revoking storage permits for flammables across the city due to unpaid fees.
Just before the full council convenes, the City Council Committee on Ordinances and Legislation meets Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Members will review a request from Corporation Counsel Alan Rumsey to strike section 2-33 of the city code, which covers the authority to retain outside legal counsel. The committee will also take up a measure to reclassify the mayor’s chief of staff position from contract personnel to the political appointments salary schedule, along with several neighborhood parking and loading zone rules.
The school department’s Special Education and Early Childhood Subcommittee meets Tuesday afternoon at 4:45. Assistant Superintendent Lori Obenchain will present a request to add four special education staffing positions, which faces a potential committee vote. The agenda also includes an update on alternative education programs, discussions on the PASS program, and a recommended vote involving the Judge Rotenburg Center.
Earlier on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the SRPEDD Joint Transportation Planning Group convenes. The group will vote on amendments to the transportation improvement program and the unified planning work program, discuss the MassTrails grant program, and elect a new vice chair for the Bristol County and SRTA area.
Wrapping up the week on Thursday at 7:00 p.m., the Taunton River Stewardship Council gathers for updates on river access improvements, grant programs, and open delegate seats.
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In this episode
- FALL RIVER HOUSING AUTHORITY @ 4:30 P.M.
- SRPEDD Joint Transportation Planning Group @ 2PM
- Fall River Public Schools Special Education and Early Childhood Subcommittee @4:45 p.m.
- City Council Committee on Ordinances and Legislation @ 5:00 p.m.
- City Council Public Hearing – Fiscal Year 2027 City Council Tax Classification Hearing @ 5:55 p.m.
- City Council Meetings @ 5:55 P.M.
- Taunton River Stewardship Council (TRSC) @ 7PM