Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that Peter Zanoni testified that he didn’t tell the entire City Council about an altered screenshot. That answer was in response to the following question: “Outside of Executive Session, did you let some of the council members know?” Our reporting in this story shows the entire council was informed inside of executive session.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A recently surfaced email from Corpus Christi’s city attorney answers questions about who knew what about a $2 million incentive granted to a downtown hotel project .
At the center of the controversy is an altered screenshot of a FEMA application, submitted as part of a developer’s request for Type B funding, which is designated for economic development projects. The funding was for the Homewood Suites hotel, currently under construction at 301 N. Chaparral Street…