Word: velluccis
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...councillors remained unconvinced. "I would like to vote for this. But it doesn't smell too good," said Vellucci...
Immediately after the vote, Sullivan asked Vellucci to explain his reasons for opposing the measure. But Vellucci declined to answer. "Mind your own business, Mr. Sullivan," the mayor said...
...measure was tabled in a 5-4 vote, with members of the progressive Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) squaring off against the council's four Independents. The swing vote was provided by Independent Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci, traditionally a supporter of rent control...
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...
...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...