Article: United States: Coco withdraws bid for port commissioner.

Byline: manish03

Joe Coco will withdraw his name from consideration for the city s next available Port of Corpus Christi commissioner appointment. The former refinery manager and preferred candidate of local port industry said a consulting job prevents him from serving.

Coco on Thursday confirmed speculation that he would no longer seek a coveted port seat. The City Council on Dec. 8 is scheduled to fill the seat that will be vacated when Ruben Bonilla finishes serving the limit of terms at the end of the year.

Thus far, 38 people have applied for consideration, among them banker Al Jones, architect Elizabeth Chu Richter and former City ...

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