The Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments, or MetroCOG, is a planning organization serving six towns and cities in southwest

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, United States. MetroCOG is one of nine

councils of governments in Connecticut Councils of governments in Connecticut are organizations that bring together the chief elected officials and/or professional managers from member municipalities in Connecticut. The bodies are meant to aid coordination among neighboring cities an ...

. MetroCOG also serves as a "host agency" for the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Towns and cities

MetroCOG is a

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and a

regional planning organization A Regional Planning Organization is a government body that guides the development of public and private resources in a manner that ensures public safety, well being and livability. Regional planning organizations take different forms and may also in ...

serving Bridgeport, Fairfield, Easton, Monroe, Stratford, and

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. MetroCOG also describes a planning region as defined by the State of Connecticut. It regulates economic development, transportation, and environmental quality in the region. Mike Tetreau, a Fairfield First Selectman, serves as the chairperson in 2018.

Policies and activities

As of 2018 MetroCOG is looking into initiating a

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that would service Bridgeport, Fairfield and Stratford and perhaps Trumbull, Monroe and Easton. Another priority of the council is to gain a "county government equivalence designation" from the United States Census in order to be able to apply for many federal programs as since 1960, Connecticut has no county governments. In 2017 the council worked to secure a $2,050,000 state grant to improve the

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trail.

References

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