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CHARLESTOWN -- For the second time today, two of the four Charlestown Town Council members did not attend a special meeting, putting on hold a town vote about who is to represent the town in a landmark Indian tribal land case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The high court is scheduled to hear the case Monday.

Town Clerk Jodi LaCroix is calling Councilwomen Harriet A. Allen and Katharine H. Waterman to "compel" them to attend the meeting today.

An emergency session set for 10 this morning on the issue was canceled because of a lack of a quorum. The 3 p.m. special session, originally scheduled to discuss a related land purchase, is now on hold as town officials try to locate the two council members.

Waterman declined to comment earlier.

Allen did not return messages today.

More on today's developments in this case

 Tags  Carcieri Charlestown Narragansett Indians Patrick Lynch RI U.S. Supreme Court

Comments

Dan said:

Doesn't sound like they tried too hard to find them! Should have sent the Charlestown PD along with the clerk to their residences and/or place of business!

Link | October 31, 2008 11:23 AM
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