Fairhope legal fees soar in 2011

Posted 8/1/11

FAIRHOPE, Ala. - Legal fees in the city’s general fund rose sharply in 2011, leading to a proposed increase in next year’s budget of almost twice this year’s amount.

As of June, with three months left in the current fiscal year, …

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Fairhope legal fees soar in 2011

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FAIRHOPE, Ala. - Legal fees in the city’s general fund rose sharply in 2011, leading to a proposed increase in next year’s budget of almost twice this year’s amount.

As of June, with three months left in the current fiscal year, attorney’s fees were $382,572, an increase of 43 percent over the 2011 budget of $265,840, according to the most recent financial information.

For full story, see Aug. 3 edition of The Fairhope Courier and other Gulf Coast Newspapers.