Date: August 15, 2023
Time: 1:30 p.m. (Great Ledge Cove Seafood) & 3:00 p.m. (Stewart Hunt)
Location: Chebeague Island Hall, 247 S Road
Town: Chebeague Island
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding public hearings on the standard lease proposals listed below. Please carefully review the schedule of proceedings as there are important deadlines regarding participation.
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Proposal 1 - Agenda |
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Applicant Name: Great Ledge Cove Seafood, LLC Culture Type: Suspended culture of marine algae Location: NE of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island Acreage and Term Requested: 6.85 acres for 20 years |
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Applicant Name: Stewart Hunt Culture Type: Suspended culture of shellfish & marine algae Location: NE of Seal Ledge, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island Acreage and Term Requested: 13.75 acres for 20 years |
Schedule of proceedings:
1. Registering to Participate and Apply for Intervenor Status
A. Registration: Anyone wishing to attend the hearing(s) is asked to register. Persons intending to ask questions of the parties or testify about the proposed lease (“Interested Persons”) must register with DMR to participate in this manner. Failure to register will limit your ability to participate in the proceeding(s). Persons who are unable to register online or need assistance with the form must contact DMR.
B. Intervening: Intervenor applications must be requested from DMR at the contact information below. DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor status five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding
The deadline to register is 5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2023. Applications to intervene must also be received by this date and time.
2. Hearing(s)
The hearing(s) will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams and in-person as follows:
August 15, 2023
1:30pm
Chebeague Island Hall
247 S Road
Chebeague Island, 04017
The hearing for proposal 1 (Great Ledge Cove Seafood LLC) will begin at 1:30 pm, and the hearing for proposal 2 (Stewart Hunt) will begin at 3:00pm.
If the hearing(s) listed above is postponed or continued, it will be held on August 22, 2023, at the same time, location, and format. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
Each hearing will be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4). Any interested person may attend the hearing(s) and registered participants may ask questions of the parties or testify about the application(s).
Remote Access:
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 223 174 602 64
Passcode: mDjUbD
Download Teams | Join on the web
Or call in (audio only)
+1 207-209-4724,,938880957# United States, Portland
Phone Conference ID: 938 880 957#
The respective applications are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under “Pending Lease Applications.”
Address questions to:
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Attn: Aquaculture Division
21 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0021
For disability accommodations, contact:(207) 624-6553, or 877-243-2823, TTY 711
RELEVANT AUTHORITY: The rules governing the leasing program are found in Chapter 2 of DMR regulations. The statutory provisions are: 5 M.R.S.A. §9051 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.