Date: March 24, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street
Town: Portland
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the proposal listed below:
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Applicant Name: Ocean’s Balance Application Type: Standard Lease Culture Type: Suspended Culture of Marine Algae Location: Casco Bay, Long Island Acreage and Term Requested: 4 Acres for 20 years |
The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows:
March 24, 2025
10:00 AM
Portland City Hall
389 Congress St
Portland, ME 04101
If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on March 27, 2025, at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING: 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). Persons wishing to attend the hearing and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease must register to participate. Interested persons need to complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., March 9, 2025. If you need assistance with the form, please contact DMR.
Registration can be completed at: https://forms.office.com/g/qiQHYWVE3w
INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., March 9, 2025. DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. Contact DMR for a copy of the intervenor application.
INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: A copy of the application materials are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under ‘Maine Aquaculture Leases and LPAs.’
Address questions to: ME DMR, (207) 350-7815, DMRaquaculture@maine.gov
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.