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Alexander Silva

President of the Preservation Society of Fall River and member of Fall River's Community Preservation Committee, and a former small-town newspaper reporter.

Oct 14, 2026

Fall River Now

Fall River Now

10.13.2026 City Council - Committee on Real Estate, Facilities & Housing

Oct 14 · 1h 6m

Rick ManciniGUEST
51:07
One of the grants was for work on the roof to seal and help close
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:13
the skin of the building.
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:15
So FY17 was a $283,000 grant to repair the center roof and two chimneys, which was completed.
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:19
That was the drill hall roof was completely redone.
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:23
And two of the granite masonry chimneys were actually completely rebuilt.
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:29
Those were the ones that were identified initially that closed the building off.
Alexander SilvaGUEST
51:33
I think that was part of the reason, the safety hazard.
Shawn CadimePANELIST
52:45
So I guess the reason I asked, and what, $85,000 was for the feasibility study?

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