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Land Access and Opportunity Board warns FY27 cuts would halt resilience grants and seed funding, urges impact study of land‑use rules

Appropriations Committee (budget presentations) · April 1, 2026
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Summary

LAOB co‑directors told the Appropriations Committee their FY27 ask is $3.2 million; with a governor/House recommendation of $1.68 million they say the agency faces a roughly $1.5 million shortfall and a 44% operating cut that would pause resilience grants, seed capital and technical assistance programs.

The Land Access and Opportunity Board told the Appropriations Committee that a reduced FY27 operating base would interrupt ongoing programs that support small‑scale developers, community resilience and emergency shelter improvements.

Co‑directors Lorena MacAsquiero and Jane Hamilton said the LAOB requested $3.2 million for FY27 but that the governor's recommendation — mirrored in House appropriations — was a $1.68 million base. They said the difference leaves the board short…

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