About
Plank Road Community Land Bank & Trust
Our mission is to bring people and resources together to promote equitable investment, innovative development, and thriving communities along the Plank Road corridor.
Our Values
Be a good neighbor in communities we serve.
Identify highest and best use for sites that support community needs and initiatives, and utilize resources to create added value.
Collaborate with partners on key initiatives to support equitable and transformative development.
Collaborate with partners on key initiatives to support equitable and transformative development.
Collaborate with partners on key initiatives to support equitable and transformative development.
Our Impact
We’re making a difference by helping create quality affordable homes in neighborhoods across Baton Rouge. The outcomes of our efforts include better quality of life for Baton Rouge’s historically underserved communities.
Interim Board of Directors
The Plank Road CLBT (Community Land Bank & Trust) is governed by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, whether in their individual or corporate capacity, serving until such time as development of at least five (5) but no more than twenty (20) projects has been completed from the CLBT’s portfolio of properties. the First Elected Board of Directors shall be no fewer than nine (9) and no more than fifteen (15) at all times, with the exact number to be fixed by resolution of the Board
Meetings of the board are typically held the second Wednesday of every other month. Governing documents, meeting agendas and minutes can be found on our resources page.
David M. Beach, President
Lynn T. Clark, Treasurer
Byron Washington, Secretary
Charles A. Landry
David Summers
Community Land Bank and Trust Bylaws
Community Advisory Panel
Steering Committee Members and description
History
Public land banks are better at acquiring land, while trusts are better at activating it for community benefit. The hybrid organization taps into the advantages of each by combining them into one entity. Build Baton Rouge acquires tax-delinquent property, mostly vacant lots, through an adjudication process that involves city council approval. But cloudy title issues can require tens of thousands of dollars to resolve and hold up plans to return vacant property to active use. Going forward, Build Baton Rouge will transfer Plank Road-area properties into the new trust, a step that will start the clock on a 10-year period to resolve titles automatically.
Properties
Build Baton Rouge tracks its land bank and vacant, blighted, and adjudicated property throughout East Baton Rouge Parish through the use of BuildingBlocks, a cloud-based land intelligence tool that aggregates a multitude of parcel-level data and allows it to be viewed and analyzed to further comprehensive land planning and land management goals. BuildingBlocks is developed by Tolemi, a Boston-based software firm specialized in working with local governments to unlock the power of municipal data. Baton Rouge joins innovative governments like Louisville, KY; Sherman, TX; and High Point, NC, that are leveraging data and technology to combat blight.
To access Building Blocks, click here: https://baton-rouge-la.tolemi.com/
Tolemi land bank interactive map
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
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P.O. Box 00000,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
225.000.000