Date: February 14, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Harpswell Town Office, 263 Mountain Road
Town: Harpswell
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the standard lease proposal listed below. Please carefully review the schedule of the proceeding as there is an important deadline regarding participation.
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Applicant Name: Love Point Oysters, LLC Culture Type: Suspended Culture of Marine Algae and Oysters Location: Middle Bay, SE of Upper Goose Island, Harpswell Acreage and Term Requested: 3.2 acres for 20 years |
Schedule of proceeding:
1. Registering to Participate and Apply for Intervenor Status
A. Registration: Anyone wishing to attend the hearing 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. 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 January 30, 2024. Applications to intervene must also be received by this date and time.
2. Hearing
The hearing will be held in-person as follows:
February 14, 2024
Harpswell Town Office
263 Mountain Road
Harpswell, Maine
The hearing will begin at 1:00 pm.
If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, it will be held on February 21, 2024, at the same time, location, and format. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
The 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 and registered participants may ask questions of the parties or testify about the application.
Registration is available at:https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTmNMr8clQQtDi8znCHA0RwpUMVhBQ045WjZNV0M0WlMyOEFTMVlRRjNWViQlQCN0PWcu
The application is 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
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.