FALL RIVER — Thanks to a $396,000 planning grant from the Seaport Economic Council, a fenced off 1.6-acre parcel on the Taunton River adjacent to the City Pier could be developed as a public space, including a spot for fishing. 

The Fall River Redevelopment Authority, which oversees the Thomas Norton City Pier, received the award recently and hired the BETA Group of Lincoln, Rhode Island, to plan the development of the land.

The land is just north of the City Pier near the Point Gloria condominium complex. The RDA is calling the area Northfield Point, according to executive director Sarah Page.

Read more from Jo C. Goode at heraldnews.com.