The Land Access and Opportunity Board (“the Board”) was created under Section 22 of Act 182 of 2022 to engage with Vermont organizations working on housing equity and land access “to recommend new opportunities and improve access to woodlands, farmland, and land and home ownership for Vermonters from historically marginalized or disadvantaged communities who continue to face barriers to land and home ownership.” Under the Act, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (“VHCB”) is directed to provide administrative and fiscal support to the Land Access and Opportunity Board.
On February 15, 2023, the Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) delivered a “Sunrise Report” to the Vermont General Assembly addressing legal, constitutional, and governance questions relevant to the functions of the Board, including grant making and how to fund, organize, and structure the Board as a permanent instrumentality of the State of Vermont. Initial funding for the Board is limited to meetings in SFY2023 for the purpose of delivering the Sunrise Report and any subsequent engagement with the General Assembly and other stakeholders.
Land Access & Opportunity Board Members
Xusana Davis
State Office of Racial Equity
Dan Coutu | Rich Holschuh (alternate)
Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
Reverend Mark Hughes
Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Emily Carris – Duncan
Vermont Every Town Project
Brian Cina | Ashley Devereaux (alternate)
National Association of Social Workers, Vermont
no active members
Pride Center of Vermont
Sonali Samarasinghe | Pacifique Nsengiyumva(alternate)
U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, Vermont
Susan Aranoff | Kirsten Murphy (alternate)
Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Samantha Langevin | Jennifer Morton (alternate)
Liberation Ecosystem
Zack Hughes
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
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Resources
Land Access and Opportunity Board Initial Report to General Assembly 2/15/2023
Land Access and Opportunity Board Terms of Reference, amended 1/17/2023
Land Access and Opportunity Board – Priority Objectives (working draft) 11/21/2022
New Programs Aim to Change Vermont’s Dismal BIPOC Homeownership Rates, Seven Days, 11/30/2022, by Courtney Lamdin
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September 30, 2024 – Agenda – Minutes | Recording
October 28, 2024 – Agenda – Minutes | Recording
November 11, 2024 – Agenda – Minutes | Recording
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Advisory Powers & Advocacy
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