The state Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled a public hearing next month on a proposed shellfish lease in Carteret County.
The public may comment on Jacob Milchuck’s lease application for a 9.05-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in Adams Creek.
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The hearing is set for 6 p.m. April 2 at the Craven Community College Havelock Campus, 305 Cunningham Blvd., STEM Building, Room 134. The public may also join the meeting by Webex.
Those who wish to speak online must pre-register at deq.nc.gov/news/events/craven-county-shellfish-lease-hearing by 4 p.m. April 1.
In-person attendees who would like to comment are asked to sign up between 5p.m. and 6 p.m. the night of the hearing.
Hearing information, including the web conference link and call-in telephone number, as well as presentation slides and biological investigation reports are available online.
Written comments will be accepted until 6 p.m. April 3. Comments may be submitted online or by mail to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Leases, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557.
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For more information, contact Marla Chuffo, with the division’s Habitat and Enhancement Section, at 252-515-5480 or marla.chuffo@deq.nc.gov.
