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...outgoing councillors--Saundra Graham and David E. Sullivan--are longtime members of the CCA, and the third--Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci--is a fierce Independent who is often the council's swing vote. Although CCA members have made up a minority on the council, cooperation with the mayor on rent control and affordable housing issues has allowed them to push through their program in several areas. Vellucci's departure could threaten this balance...
...says candidate Edward N. Cyr, "Leadership is an elusive quality. It's not transferable--you can't just assume that there's a Vellucci role out there...
Some, like Vellucci, see themselves as progressives but do not want to ally themselves to a slate. Others are more conservative--they oppose placing limits on development and favor rent control revisions...
Meanwhile, one candidate says he is not concerned by the unusual nature of this year's election. For Councillor Walter J. Sullivan, the longest serving member after Vellucci, the 1989 council race is just like any other. And he's been the city's top vote-getter in nearly every election...
...addition, Independent Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci, who has functioned as a political party unto himself for the last 38 years, has also decided not to seek re-election. While Vellucci supports a progressive, pro-tenant agenda, CCA councillors quickly learn that it is never safe to count on his vote...