Bristol Mayor Elected Secretary of the New Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments The chief elected officials of the new Naugatuck Valley Planning Region met for the first meeting of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments NVCOG on Aug. 22 at Hop Brook Park in Middlebury and Bristol mayor, Ken Cockayne, was elected as secretary for the NVCOG. The new COG is made up of 19 municipalities that formerly were in the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency, Council of Governments of the CentralNaugatuckValley, and Valley Council of Governments. The other officers elected for NVCOG are co-chairs Ed Edelson, Southbury first selectman and Kurt Miller, Seymour first Selectman; and Treasurer Ed Mone, Thomaston first selectman A statewide reorganization of councils of governments reduced the number of regional agencies from 15 to 9 and was the result of voluntary actions of the municipalities and state legislation, explained a press release from the Bristol mayor’s offices. The offices of NVCOG will be located at 49 Leavenworth St., third floor, Waterbury. NVCOG will be responsible for regional planning in the new Naugatuck Valley Region and will specialize in transportation, land use, brownfield cleanup, and environmental projects. In the press release, Cockayne said he “looks forward [...]
Bristol Mayor Elected Secretary of the New Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments The chief elected officials of the new Naugatuck Valley Planning Region met for the first meeting of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments NVCOG on Aug. 22 at Hop Brook Park in Middlebury and Bristol mayor, Ken Cockayne, was elected as secretary for the NVCOG. The new COG is made up of 19 municipalities that formerly were in the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency, Council of Governments of the CentralNaugatuckValley, and Valley Council of Governments. The other officers elected for NVCOG are co-chairs Ed Edelson, Southbury first selectman and Kurt Miller, Seymour first Selectman; and Treasurer Ed Mone, Thomaston first selectman A statewide reorganization of councils of governments reduced the number of regional agencies from 15 to 9 and was the result of voluntary actions of the municipalities and state legislation, explained a press release from the Bristol mayor’s offices. The offices of NVCOG will be located at 49 Leavenworth St., third floor, Waterbury. NVCOG will be responsible for regional planning in the new Naugatuck Valley Region and will specialize in transportation, land use, brownfield cleanup, and environmental projects. In the press release, Cockayne said he “looks forward [...]