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Land Access and Opportunity Board urges cautious rollout of Act 181, requests $3 million to launch programs
Summary
At a House Committee on General and Housing hearing, the Land Access and Opportunity Board outlined its advisory and grantmaking role, asked for $3 million to expand programs, and urged lawmakers to slow implementation of Act 181 to study rural and food‑land impacts.
The Land Access and Opportunity Board told the House Committee on General and Housing that it is asking lawmakers for $3,000,000 to expand programs that address disparities in land and homeownership and urged a slower rollout of Act 181 to protect rural communities and access to food lands.
For the record, Anna Matatiroa, co‑director of the Land Access and Opportunity Board, said the board combines advisory powers and grantmaking authority to identify system bottlenecks and recommend changes rather than build a parallel housing system. Matatiroa described LAOB as "a strategic effective investment in Vermont systems" and said the board seeks funding to translate those recommendations into programs that serve marginalized communities.
Jean Hamilton, the board's other co‑director, told the committee the board's priorities include low‑income Vermonters, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA Vermonters, immigrants, people of color, and "psychiatric survivors," a term the…
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