NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

SITE LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT / NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION ACT PERMIT APPLICATION

Please take notice that Our Katahdin, 245 Aroostook Avenue, Millinocket, Maine 04462, (207) 447-1788 is intending to file a Site Location of Development Act amendment and Natural Resource Protection Act Individual permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A thru 480-KK and §§ 481 thru 489-E on or about April 4, 2025.

The application is for roadway and access improvements, gravel utility pad, sewer and water extension, process wastewater, and a fire protection water tank at the proposed One North campus, located at the former Great Northern Paper mill site.

A Public Informational Meeting will be held in person at Our Katahdin’s office located at 245 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket, Maine, starting at 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information about this project and the MEDEP Review process to any interested parties.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by MEDEP in writing no later than 20 days after the application is found by MEDEP 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.

The application will be filed for public inspection at MEDEP’s office in Bangor during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Millinocket, Maine.

Written public comments on the application may be sent by email to [email protected] or to MEDEP’s regional office in Bangor where the application is filed for public inspection: MEDEP, Eastern Maine Regional Office, 108 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine 04401.