Date: June 22, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Rd
Town: Falmouth
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding public hearings on the aquaculture proposals listed below:
Proposal 1 - APPLICATION DETAILS
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Applicant Name: |
Summit Point LLC |
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Location: |
Northeast of Sturdivant Island Ledge, Casco Bay, Cumberland |
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Culture Type: |
Suspended Culture of Shellfish and Marine algae |
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Application Type: |
Experimental Lease |
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Acreage Requested: |
4 acres |
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Term Requested: |
3 years |
Proposal 2 - APPLICATION DETAILS
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Applicant Name: |
Summit Point LLC |
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Location: |
North of Sturdivant Island, Casco Bay, Cumberland |
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Culture Type: |
Suspended Culture of Shellfish and Marine algae |
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Application Type: |
Experimental Lease |
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Acreage Requested: |
4 acres |
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Term Requested: |
3 years |
The applications and site reports are posted to DMR's aquaculture webpage under 'Pending Lease Applications'. The applications contain information about the proposals including the location of the sites.
HEARING DETAILS
Public hearings on these applications will be held remotely and in person as follows:
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Date: |
June 22, 2026 |
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Time: |
1:00 PM |
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Venue Name: |
Falmouth Memorial Library |
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Street Address: |
5 Lunt Road |
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Town: |
Falmouth |
The hearing for proposal 1 will begin at 1:00 pm, and the hearing for proposal 2 will begin at 2:00 pm. (Please note the start of the second hearing is subject to change based on the length of the first hearing.)
If the hearings listed above are postponed or continued, alternate public hearings will be held on June 24, 2026, at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
HEARING MATERIALS AND REMOTE ACCESS INFORMATION
Materials:
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
- Hearing Agenda
- Andrew Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 1
- Andrew Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 2
- Andrew Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 3
- Mark Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 1
- Mark Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 2
- Mark Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 3
- Nicole Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 1
- Nicole Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 2
- Nicole Lebel, Pre-Filed Exhibit 3
- Tracy Pratt, Pre-Filed Exhibit 1
- Tracy Pratt, Pre-Filed Exhibit 2
- Tracy Pratt, Pre-Filed Exhibit 3
Remote Meeting Access:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/248523590075283?p=PIleBsrHWBwfybHGYW
Meeting ID: 248 523 590 075 283
Passcode: Sg3Nx3nG
Dial in by phone
+1 207-209-4724,,321366542# United States, Portland
Phone conference ID: 321 366 542#
Address questions to DMR Aquaculture: (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.