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...petition, if passed by both the council and the state Legislature, would reinstate a provision of the city's rent control ordinance struck down by the Supreme Judicial Court last month...
Sullivan pressed his questions, however, and the two exchanged harsh words. Vellucci accused Sullivan of missing council meetings and roll call votes because of an outside business, which he termed "double dipping" and a "conflict of interest...
...have never made a personal remark against anyone in this council," Sullivan said in response. "I think those remarks were inappropriate in the City Council and I wish they were not made. That's all I have to say," he said...
Vellucci, who said he had not missed a meeting in his 38 years on the council, said that Sullivan's petition had come up for reconsideration several times in the past month, but had been defeated each time because CCA-backed councillors were absent...
After last night's meeting, Sullivan said he planned to reintroduce the petition again at the council meeting next Monday. Unless a special council session is called, that meeting will be the last chance to send the measure to the state Legislature this year...