#EquitableZoning

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1 month ago

Vermont witnesses urge narrow, equity-focused rules if towns gain power to regulate farms Conservation districts, the Land Access and Opportunity Board and Farm‑to‑Plate-aligned witnesses told a legislative committee that if municipalities are allowed to regulate agriculture, the state should pair that authority with clear protections for community food land, technical guidance, and measures to avoid exclusionary zoning.

Vermont witnesses are calling for careful, equity-focused regulations as towns may soon gain the power to oversee farming practices—will these changes protect small-scale growers or create new barriers?

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