By Andy Smith
WARWICK, R.I. - With Governor Chafee still determining whether to sign a bill that would allow the financially-troubled Central Coventry Fire District to collect taxes until September, even the short-term fate of the district remained uncertain Friday.
Chafee's options are to sign the bill, veto it or allow the bill to become law without his signature. "He has seven days to evaluate the bill, and he's going to take some time to do that," Chafee spokesperson Christine Hunsinger said Friday afternoon.
Providence attorney Richard Land, the court-appointed special master for the district, said at a Superior Court court hearing Friday that without the bill, he only has enough money available to run the district until next Thursday.