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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
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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