Rockport resident files Freedom of Access suit against town, says public documents requests were ignored

Rockport property owner files suit against Town over property valuation, abatement denial

Two Rockport homeowners filed a complaint Aug. 6 in Knox County Superior Court appealing a July 7 decision by the Rockport Board of Assessment Review (BAR) to uphold denial of their property tax abatement request. On Aug. 17, Attorney David Silk, of the firm Curtis Thaxter LLC in Portland, wrote to the court on behalf of the Town of Rockport, requesting the July 7 decision by the BAR be affirmed.