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Park board approves metal-detecting permit and several field-use requests; Espirito Santo FC tabled for schedule details

Fall River City Park Board of Commissioners · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a long-standing resident’s request to metal detect in parks with restrictions, and approved weekday and weekend field permits for youth leagues and Argosy Collegiate Charter School while tabling a season-long blanket permit request pending a representative and a detailed schedule.

The Fall River City Park Board on Feb. 4 approved several permits for field use and one request to metal detect in city parks, while tabling a separate season-long permit request to allow the applicant to return with detailed schedules.

Jeff Masood, who told the board he has been metal-detecting in city parks since the 1990s, asked for permission to continue as long as he avoids ballfields and does not dig holes. Parks…

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