The Home Trust of Skagit Community Land Trust 1st Annual Meeting

The Home Trust of Skagit’s first annual meeting held at Maple Hall in LaConner on March 9th was a great kickoff for the community land trust organization’s initial membership, and to welcome the 2009 Board!
The elected Board of Trustees for HTS is: Maile Keli’ipio Acoba, John Cheney, Lynn Christofersen, Jim Duffield, Margaret Fleek, David Hall, Gabriel Olmsted, Linda Sanford, Carol Taylor, Lauren Tracy, Wayne Wegner, and Catherine Wyman.
SCCAA Executive Director Bill Henkel led the meeting with a history of CLT development in Skagit County. Bill introduced LaConner Mayor Ramon Hayes for a welcome to LaConner, followed by Lisa Byers, OPAL CLT Executive Director, who delivered an in-depth history of the community land trust movement.
The success of the evening is credited to the many HTS board members who participated in the event preparation and many SCCAA volunteers and individual donors who gave their support. An appreciative thank you goes out to all participants, including members of the Skagit Symphony: Sigrid Schumacher, Marjorie McNoe, and Beta Sato, Don Smith of Small Planet Foods for graphic design, LaConner Seafood and Prime Rib House, Calico Cupboard, Nell Thorn, TJ Kerstin’s, Skagit Valley Co-op, Harry and David, Mount Vernon Grocery Outlet, Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard, Burlington FedEx Kinko’s and Starbucks Coffee.

Thank you to each of you supporting the Home Trust of Skagit and affordable home ownership! For more information, contact Kari Russom, HTS, at (360) 416-7585.