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The eight planning regions of Connecticut. Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) Greater Bridgeport and Valley MPO: Bridgeport: Matthew Fulda 327,651: 140.2 sq mi (363 km 2) Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 130: Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) (Same) Middletown: Samuel S. Gold 176,215: 424.1 sq mi (1,098 km 2)
Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there are no county-level governments, and local government in Connecticut exists solely at the municipal level. [2] Almost all functions of county government were abolished in Connecticut in 1960, [3] except for elected county sheriffs and their departments under them. Those offices and their ...
By 1950, there were 18 CoG/regional planning organizations in the US, and by 1953, the number of such bodies had increased on 40. [13] CoGs saw explosive growth during the 1960s and 1970s, driven by federal and state funding incentives and mandates. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Connecticut councils of governments" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct;
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
As of 2015, the State of Connecticut recognized COGs as county equivalents, allowing them to apply for funding and grants made available to county governments in other states. In 2019 the state recommended to the United States Census Bureau that the nine Councils of Governments replace counties for statistical purposes. [ 2 ]
The Connecticut Yankee Council of the Boy Scouts of America is located in Milford, Connecticut. It is council #072 and serves 37 towns and cities in Connecticut, including Fairfield, New Haven, and parts of Hartford counties. [1] The present council was formed in 1998 by the merger of Quinnipiac Council (#074) and Fairfield County Council (#068 ...