Mayor Paulette Guajardo was questioned for over 3 hours Wednesday as the first witness called in the ongoing hearing to remove her from the Corpus Christi mayor’s office.
Attorney Doug Allison, who represents the petitioners seeking Guajardo’s removal, led the questioning. He walked through the timeline of the Homewood Suites Hotel project — from its early proposal involving developer Philip Ramirez, through its approval by local government, and ultimately to an altered FEMA document at the center of the case. Petitioners are pushing for Guajardo’s removal on grounds of incompetence and malfeasance.
Mayor Paulette Guajardo questioned for over 3 hours on day 2 of removal hearing
A point of contention came when Allison cited testimonies from City Manager Peter Zanoni and former Assistant City Manager Heather Hulbert.
Guajardo said she agreed with the Corpus Christi Police Department’s investigation finding that the document was tampered with, but said she did not believe Zanoni or Hulbert were qualified to make the same judgement…