COVENTRY, R.I. -- Richard Land, the Providence attorney running the financially troubled Central Coventry Fire District, has filed a petition with Kent County Superior Court to hold new elections for a board of directors. The old board resigned at the request of Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern when the district went into receivership.
Land said he would continue to run the fire district under the court's orders. But the board would serve in an advisory capacity and be in place should the fire district emerge from receivership.
In filing the petition, Land said he assumed that Governor Chafee would sign a bill that allows the district to collect taxes until September. Christine Hunsinger, spokeswoman for Chafee, said Tuesday the governor has not made up his mind.