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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."By January 15, 2023, the Land Access and Opportunity Board is directed to deliver 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.
Under the Act, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board ("VHCB") is directed to provide administrative and fiscal support to the Land Access and Opportunity Board.
Upcoming Meetings:
- August 22, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m
Join upcoming meetings at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7762892697
Meeting ID: 776 289 2697
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+13017158592,,7762892697# US (Washington DC)Meeting Agendas and Minutes
July 25, 2022 - Agenda - Minutes
August 8, 2022 - Agenda - Minutes - Recording
August 22, 2022 - Agenda
Board Members:
Xusana Davis, State Office of Racial Equity
[To be announced] Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
[To be announced] Vermont branches of the NAACP
Mark Hughes, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Ana Mejia, Liberation Ecosystem
Kenya Lazuli, Vermont Every Town Project
Lynn Stanley, National Association of Social Workers
Raheemah Madany, Pride Center of Vermont
Amila Merdzanovic, U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants,Vermont
Kirsten Murphy, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
[To be announced], Vermont Psychiatric Survivors