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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 ]
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 ...
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)
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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 .
In terms of per capita income, Connecticut is the wealthiest state in the United States of America. As at 2019, Connecticut had a per capita income of $44,496. [1] Despite its high per capita income, Connecticut is still mainly a middle to upper-middle class state. Much of Connecticut’s wealth is concentrated in lower Fairfield County.
To repay the debt, county council has proposed a new 1% sales tax. Two of the council members warned that failure to approve the sales tax measure could lead to higher future property taxes.
Leading up to 2017, many high-tax states could get away with keeping their taxes high in part because itemizing taxpayers could write off their state and local tax bills when filing with Uncle Sam.