Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Notice of intent to file

Wed, 02/20/2013 - 12:00pm

Please take notice that Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Dr., Boothbay, ME 04537, 207-633-4333,  is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A through 480-BB on or about February 25, 2013.

The application is for construction of a 90’ x 8’ pier, 10’ wide for the last 12’, to a 40’ x 4’ runway to two 12’ x 20’ floats. The project also includes a 12’ x 12’ structure for the fairy village and modification of their Site permit for these projects and the existing golf cart shed at the following location: 132 Botanical Gardens Dr. in Boothbay, Maine.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department of Environmental Protection, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

For federally licensed, permitted, or funded activities in the Coastal Zone, review of this application shall also constitute the State’s consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section 307 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1456.

The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection’s office in Augusta during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Boothbay, Maine.

Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Augusta where the application is filed for public inspection: MDEP, Central Maine Regional Office, 17 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333.