Nelson Stewart Marass - Application for an experimental aquaculture lease

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The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing to take evidence on an aquaculture lease application for the following:

 

Applicant Name and Lease Type:

Nelson Stewart Marass

Experimental Lease

Standard Lease

Culture Type

Bottom culture

(No gear)

Suspended culture

(Gear on bottom and/or suspended)

Species

Shellfish        Marine algae         Finfish                 Other

General Location, Town

East of Middle Ground, New Meadows River, West Bath, ME

Acreage Requested:

2.25 Acres

Lease Term Requested:

20 Years

 

The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows:

 

August 20, 2019 @6:00 p.m.

West Bath School, Gymnasium

126 New Meadows Road, West Bath, ME

 

If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued , the alternate public hearing will be held on August 21, 2019 at the same time and location.  If the August 21, 2019 hearing is postponed or continued, an alternate hearing will be held on August 22, 2019 at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or continuance will be posted to DMR’s website.

 

Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 5, 2019. DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. Please review the section below for more information.

 

INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: See DMR’s website, for the lease application and DMR site report: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/leases/pending/index.html

 

PARTICIPATING AT THE HEARING: Any interested person may attend the hearing and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease. Aquaculture lease hearings are adjudicatory proceedings. If you intend to participate, please visit DMR’s website to learn more about these types of proceedings. On DMR’s website the following are posted: the lease criteria, hearing procedures, and suggestions for effective public participation during the hearing. https://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/public-participation.html

 

INTERVENING: If you apply for and are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. See the contact information below to request an intervenor application from DMR.

 

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. §9501 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.

 

Address questions to:

Maine Department of Marine Resources

Attn: Aquaculture Division

21 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0021

(207) 624-6567

Send emails to DMRaquaculture@maine.gov

 

For disability accommodations, contact Meredith Mendelson at:

(207) 624-6579, Meredith.Mendelson@maine.gov