RACINE â Alderman Henry Perez took a moment during last weekâs City Council meeting to criticize the process that led to the hiring of Racineâs new city administrator, Paul Vornholt. In his criticisms, Perez strongly suggest the Vornholt benefited from personally knowing Mayor Cory Mason.
Perez, however, was the sole alderman to publicly raise concerns as the rest of the council raised no objections before Vornholtâs appointment was confirmed.
Perez repeatedly said that his problem was with the process and not with the person, as he considered Vornholt highly qualified for the position.
âIâve met with the gentleman, and I have no personal issues with him,â Perez said. âHis experience is outstanding.â
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The county did not publicly disclose its plans for use of the Brannum Lumber site for months after the location had been determined. However, the county gave Racine Mayor Cory Mason and other members of city administration notice as early as July 21, although Mason evidently did not pass the information along to the City Council.
An examination of the timeline indicates city and county did not communicate fully with the public, or with each other.
Correspondingly, The Journal Times did not ask pertinent questions when the purchase of the Taylor Avenue property appeared on county meeting agendas in July â although county notices made no mention of what the Taylor Avenue property would be used for.