Lopez Community Land Trust incorporated in 1989 when the cost of housing rose 190% in a single year. LCLT is a 501(c)3 non-profit that builds a diverse, sustainable Lopez Island community through affordable housing, sustainable agriculture, and other dynamic rural development programs. LCLT was formed with the following Purposes:
- To acquire and hold land in trust in order to provide for permanently affordable housing. Homes shall be built and lands shall be used in an environmentally sensitive and socially responsible manner
- To provide permanently affordable access to land for such purposes as quality housing, sustainable agriculture and forestry, cottage industries and co-operatives by forever removing the land from the speculative market.
- To develop and exercise responsible and ecological practices, which preserve, protect and enhance the land’s natural attributes.
- To serve as a model in land stewardship and community development by providing information, resources and expertise.
