Freedom-of-information lawsuits drain Houlton’s legal budget

Freedom-of-information lawsuits drain Houlton’s legal budget

HOULTON, Maine — Houlton has depleted its 2025 legal budget handling Freedom of Access Act requests from residents and defending itself against related legal actions, town officials say. In a recent letter to town councilors, Town Manager Cameron Clark pointed to those FOAA lawsuits as the “overarching reason” for the increased spending on legal costs this year. In a pie chart prepared for Monday night’s Town Council meeting, he noted that two-t…