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Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: November 20, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: December 18, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR MIcrosoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
Division / Program: Land for Maine's Future - Appraisal Oversight Committee
Date: December 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
The LMF Appraisal Oversight Committee examines project appraisals and determines if the method of reaching the final value is consistent with LMF Board policy and appraisal standards, and if the appraisal value reflects fair market value. The Committee recommends the final value to the LMF Board.
Contact Name: Laura Graham
Contact Phone: (207) 592-6135
Contact Email: laura.graham@maine.gov
Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
Division / Program: Land for Maine's Future
Date: November 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Laura Graham
Contact Phone: (207) 592-6135
Contact Email: laura.graham@maine.gov
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/lmf/
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: January 22, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: February 19, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: March 19, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: May 21, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: July 23, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: August 20, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: September 24, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: October 22, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: November 19, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Milk Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Milk Commission
Date: December 23, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Julie-Marie Bickford
Contact Phone: 207-287-7521
Contact Email: Julie-Marie.Bickford@maine.gov
Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Fund (AFFPIIF) Advisory Board Meeting
Division / Program: AFFPIIF
Date: November 19, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: TBD
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Craig Lapine
Contact Email: craig.lapine@maine.gov
Animal Welfare Advisory Council Meeting
Division / Program: Animal Welfare Advisory Council, Animal Welfare
Date: December 17, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Please note, per the AWAC Remote meeting policy:
- To participate in public comment, each person must have their video on and provide a name and town of residence.
- For entry into the meeting, virtual or in person, members of the public will need to display their first and last name and town of residence.
Contact Name: Ronda Steciuk
Contact Email: ronda.steciuk@maine.gov
Animal Welfare Advisory Council Meeting
Division / Program: Animal Welfare Advisory Council, Animal Welfare
Date: November 19, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Please note, per the AWAC Remote meeting policy:
- To participate in public comment, each person must have their video on and provide a name and town of residence.
- For entry into the meeting, virtual or in person, members of the public will need to display their first and last name and town of residence.
Contact Name: Ronda Steciuk
Contact Email: ronda.steciuk@maine.gov
Maine Harness Racing Commission Public Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Harness Racing Commission
Date: December 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
Contact Name: Shane Bacon
Contact Email: shane.bacon@maine.gov
Draft Rulemaking: PFAS Fund Rules Public Comments Open
Division / Program: PFAS Fund
Date: October 7, 2025 - November 7, 2025
Event Type: Public Comment
Notice of Agency Rulemaking
The PFAS Fund's implementing rules (01-001 C.M.R. c. 400-408) became effective on March 17, 2024. The rules are being refined to improve clarity, facilitate implementation of the PFAS Fund, and align the PFAS Funds appeal procedures with DACFs appeal procedures defined in 01-001 C.M.R. c. 8.
A public hearing will be held on October 28, 2025.
Comments should be submitted to Beth Valentine, PFAS Fund Director, at beth.valentine@maine.gov by November 7, 2025.
Related Documents
Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal (PDF)
Notice of Hearings: 2026-27 Applications for Live Racing Licenses & Race Date; OTB Licenses, & Harness Racing Commission Public Meeting
Division / Program: Maine Harness Racing Commission
Date: November 19, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
On November 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 101 in the Deering Building of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission Office located at 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta, Maine, the Maine State Harness Racing Commission will hold a hearing pursuant to 8 M.R.S. 271 and Commission Rules, Chapters 19 and 21, to take testimony relative to 2026-27 live racing applications, including authorization for interstate simulcasting, and for race date assignments.
All parties may be represented by counsel and will be allowed to present evidence; call and examine witnesses; and, present arguments to the Commission.
The Maine Harness Horsemen's Association, the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs, the Maine Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry have automatic intervention status. Other persons desiring to intervene may apply by filing a request to intervene with the Commission in accordance with 5 M.R.S. 9054. Applications for intervention will be accepted until the commencement of the hearing.
Any questions or inquiries should be directed to Shane Bacon, Executive Director, Maine State Harness Racing Commission, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028 or call (207) 287-3221.
Contact Name: Shane Bacon
Contact Email: shane.bacon@maine.gov
Related Documents
Notice of Hearing 2026-27 Applications for Live Racing Licenses and Race Date Assignments (PDF)
Notice of Hearing Renewal License Applications for Off-Track Betting Facilities (PDF)
Public Hearing for Date Change of Agriculture Fairs 2026-2029
Division / Program: Agriculture Resource Development
Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Microsoft Teams
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. virtually on Teams, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will hold a hearing pursuant to 7 M.R.S. Sections 83 and 84 and Department Rules, Chapters 11 and 12. The purpose of the hearing is to take testimony regarding the petition of date changes for 2026 - 2029.
The Department has received petitions from:
- Litchfield Fair to extend their licensed fair dates opening a day earlier with proposed dates of September 10-13, 2026, September 9-12, 2027, September 7-10, 2028, September 6-9, 2029
- Northern Maine Fair to move their fair from July 25-August 8, 2026, July 24- August 1, 2027, July 29-August 6, 2028, July 28-August 5, 2029; to August 5-9, 2026, August 4-8, 2027, August 2-6, 2028, August 1-5, 2029
The Department will accept public comments after the hearing until noon November 14, 2025. The Commissioner will announce fair dates by no later than January 10, 2025.
Contact Name: Kayla Jones
Contact Phone: (207) 287-3491
Contact Email: MEAgfairs@maine.gov
Related Documents
LUPC Commission Meeting
Division / Program: Land Use Planning Commission
Date: November 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual Meeting and in person at, Jeff's Catering, 15 Littlefield Rd, Brewer
Event Type: Public Meeting/Hearing
The meeting agenda summarizes the administrative, planning, permitting, and compliance matters that the Commission is scheduled to hear. It is posted approximately one week before the meeting date. A record of the meeting, which includes audio files of Commission discussions and slide shows of staff presentations, is usually posted within two weeks of the meeting date. Meeting minutes, summarizing the outcomes of and Commission actions on scheduled items, are posted approximately six weeks after the meeting date.
Contact Name: Ki'ana Green
Contact Phone: 2072872631
Contact Email: kiana.green@maine.gov