Fall River Now — Week Ahead, July 13, 2026

Transcript Welcome to Fall River Now. Here's your look at the week ahead in Fall River city government. The City Council has a packed agenda for its meeting Tuesday evening at 5:55. Mayor Paul E. Coogan is seeking approval for a loan order of nearly six-point-nine million dollars for repairs and maintenance at the Third Street Parking Garage. Also up for a vote is a one-point-four million dollar appropriation from surplus funds to cover Fire Department salaries; that item was previously objected to in June. The council will also consider appropriating more than three hundred and thirty-one thousand dollars from the Opioid Stabilization Fund. Other financial items include establishing a new fund for public access and cable television, with an initial appropriation of more than five hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars for FREDTV and FRCMedia. Several proposed ordinances are on the docket, including changes to salary schedules for city executives and new rules for solid waste collection. On Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Zoning Board of Appeals will hear several significant development proposals. One applicant is seeking a variance to demolish an existing structure and construct a five-story, twelve-unit apartment building. Another request asks to convert a former automotive repair shop into an eight-unit dwelling. The board will also consider a special permit for a medical spa to offer tattoo services. Kicking off the week, the Fall River Housing Authority meets Monday at 4:30 in the afternoon. The board is scheduled to vote on contract awards for site improvements at the Stanley and Ray Streets and Cory Row developments. Commissioners will also consider change orders for elevator and fire alarm system projects at other properties, and will vote on an updated agreement with the Fall River Joint Tenants Council. The Licensing Board meets Wednesday at 5 p.m. to discuss alleged license violations at Sosabi Restaurant. The board will also revisit several tabled applications, including a request for a new all-alcohol license from New Asia One on South Main Street. The Traffic Board meets just before that, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The board will consider requests to make Field Street and Oliver Street one-way. It will also review seven new applications for handicap parking spaces across the city. The Board of Library Trustees will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. The agenda includes a discussion of an Open Meeting Law complaint and several items related to a public records request for meeting minutes dating back to 2020. Other meetings include the Southcoast Public Health Coalition on Wednesday at 2 p.m. to review its budget proposal for the next fiscal year. And on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the City Council Committee on Public Works and Transportation will take up a previously tabled request for a curb removal on California Street. Fall River Now generates content via AI, like this podcast. Check FallRiverNow.com for more information. In this episode Fall River Housing Authority @4:30 PM Board of Library Trustees at 1:00 p.m. City Council Committee on Public Works and Transportation @ 5:30 p.m. City Council Meetings @ 5:55 P.M. AGENDA - Southcoast Public Health Coalition @2:00 PM Traffic Board @ 4:00 p.m. Licensing Board @ 5:00p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals @5:30 PM