Land Access and Opportunity Board

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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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