Houlton is trying to restart its controversial surveillance cameras

Houlton is trying to restart its controversial surveillance cameras

HOULTON, Maine — The town of Houlton is moving ahead with getting its controversial $130,000 video surveillance system running again after getting locked out of it when its licensing expired. This week, the town secured a 10-year licensing deal that will cut the annual fee for the online storage of video nearly in half. Town officials had considered downgrading the surveillance system after they lost the ability to log in when the license expire…