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GFOA awards CRCOG with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Seventh Year

November 29, 2016

Chicago-The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is pleased to announce that Capitol Region Council of Governments, Connecticut has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation…

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Public Meetings Scheduled for Final Transit Rider Feedback on Comprehensive Transit Service Analysis

November 14, 2016

Public Meetings Scheduled for Final Transit Rider Feedback on Comprehensive Transit Service Analysis Capitol Region Council of Governments Will Be Hosting a Final Round of Public Meetings to Gather Feedback…

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Press Release: CRCOG Ad-hoc Working Committee Addresses Crumbling Concrete Foundations Issues

November 4, 2016

Hartford, Connecticut – The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is pleased to announce that the Ad-hoc Working Committee convened its second meeting on November 3, 2016. In addition to…

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Working Committee Releases Recommended Guidelines for Crumbling Foundations Tax Assessment

October 18, 2016

Recommended Guidelines Letter from OPM Regarding Assessment Uniformity House Bill 5180 CRCOG’s Ad-Hoc Working Committee on Crumbling Foundations released recommended guidelines related to crumbling foundations.  CRCOG’s Ad-Hoc Working Committee on…

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Interim Municipal Services Director

October 11, 2016

As of October 10, 2016, Pauline Yoder will serve as the interim Municipal Services Director effective until June 30, 2017.  Julian Freund will continue on as a consultant on various projects…

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Press Release: CRCOG Ad-hoc Working Committee Meets to Address Crumbling Concrete Foundations

October 7, 2016

For Immediate Release                                                                                                              Friday, October 07, 2016 CRCOG Ad-hoc Working Committee Meets to Address Crumbling Concrete Foundations Hartford, Connecticut – The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is pleased to…

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CT Safety Academy -October 20, 2016

September 27, 2016

Data Driven Safety Analysis – A Roundtable Discussion   A CT Safety Academy or A Municipal Legal Traffic Authority Elective Workshop Data Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA) uses crash, roadway and traffic…

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Rail and Transit Fare Hearings

September 7, 2016

CTDOT received significant cuts in the recently passed FY2017 state budget, requiring a total of $37 million in reductions.  These reductions are impacting highway programs at a scale of $19…

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MetroHartford Brownfields Program

May 27, 2016

What we do:  The Capitol Region Council of Governments, in partnership with the MetroHartford Alliance, established the MetroHartford Brownfields Assessment Program in 2004 to inventory and assess properties contaminated by petroleum…

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