COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS ON VASHON

 Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are non-profit organizations governed by a Board of Directors (Board). That Board is made up of residents of CLT housing, community members, and other community organization representatives. CLTs provide lasting community assets, including shared equity homeownership opportunities, for individuals and families. They can develop agricultural projects, commercial spaces, affordable rentals, and cooperative housing projects, as well as conserve land or green spaces.

On Vashon, there are two CLTs, Vashon HouseHold and Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust. Vashon HouseHold's focus is to create homes that remain permanently affordable, whether as a rental or as homeownership. VHH has 6 acres of farmland as part of its CLT.  Vashon Maury Island Land Trust conserves land and protects the ecosystems and rural character of the island.  It also has farmland as part of it's organization.  Both CLTs started in the late 1980s/early 1990s.