CT Councils of Governments

<p>This CT Councils of Governments layer consists of individual
polygons representing each of the 9 regional Councils of Governments (COGs)
that make up the state of Connecticut.</p>

<p><b>This feature layer is directly derived from the <a href='https://arcg.is/0juPq8' rel='nofollow ugc'>CTDOT Municipalities</a> feature layer
geometry, created by CT Department of Transportation. The municipalities are
dissolved into their associated regional Councils of Governments.</b></p>

<p>This feature layer includes US Census Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) codes that are associated with each municipality.
This was included based on information from <a href='https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/county-changes/2020.html' rel='nofollow ugc'>Connecticut
County to County Subdivision Crosswalk</a> from the US Census.</p>

<p>Connecticut’s 9 planning regions provide a geographic
framework within which municipalities can jointly address common interests and
coordinate such interests with state plans and programs.  CGS
Section <a href='https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_295.htm#sec_16a-4a' rel='nofollow ugc'>16a-4a</a> authorizes
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to designate or
redesignate the boundaries of logical planning regions. CGS Section <a href='https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_050.htm#sec_4-124j' rel='nofollow ugc'>4-124j</a> authorizes
the member municipalities of each planning region to establish a formal
regional governance structure known as a council of governments (COG).</p>

<p>These regions have been recognized as county-equivalents and
supersede the eight legacy counties in the state.</p>

<p>For more information see:</p>

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://portal.ct.gov/opm/igpp/org/planning-regions/planning-regions---overview' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
     Office of Policy and Management, Regional Councils of Governments in
     Connecticut</a></li>
 <li><a href='https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/ct_county_equiv_change.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc'>Final
     Change to County Equivalents in Connecticut [PDF]</a></li>
 <li><a href='https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut' rel='nofollow ugc'>Final <i>Federal
     Register</i> Notice</a></li>
 <li><a href='https://portal.ct.gov/sots/register-manual/section-vii/regional-councils-of-governments' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
     Office of the Secretary of the State, Regional Councils of Governments</a></li>
</ul>

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