Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs) in Connecticut

Description | Meetings | Members

Description

Under Section 16a-4a of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is responsible for the designation and redesignation of logical planning regions within the state. Accordingly, OPM has designated fifteen such planning regions . A map (PDF Format, 374 KB) showing these regions is available A list of municipalities (MS Excel)within each region along with individual town population estimates for the year 2007 from the Connecticut  Department of Public Health is also available. 

Through local ordinance, the municipalities within each of these planning regions have voluntarily created one of the  three types of Regional Planning Organization allowed under Connecticut statute (a Regional Council of Elected Officials,  a Regional Council of Governments, or a Regional Planning Agency) to carry out a variety of regional planning and other activities on their behalf.

Regional Planning Organizations

Capitol Region Council of Governments
241 Main Street, 4th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5310
Telephone: (860) 522-2217
Fax: (860) 724-1274
E-Mail: lwray@crcog.org 
Website: http://www.crcog.org  
Executive Director: Lyle Wray

Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Bristol, Connecticut 06010-4993
Telephone: (860) 589-7820 or (860) 224-9888
Fax: (860) 589-6950
TDD: (860) 589-6950
E-Mail: carl@ccrpa.org 
Website: www.ccrpa.org
Executive Director: Carl J. Stephani

Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency
455 Boston Post Road
P.O. Box 778
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
Telephone: (860) 388-3497
Fax: (860) 395-1404
E-Mail: linda@crerpa.org
Website: www.crerpa.org
Executive Director: Linda Krause

Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley
60 North Main Street - Third Floor
Waterbury, Connecticut 06702-1403
Telephone: (203) 757-0535
Fax: (203) 756-7688
E-Mail: pdorpalen@cogcnv.org 
Website: www.cogcnv.org
Executive Director: Peter Dorpalen

Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency
Bridgeport Transportation Center
525 Water Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604-4902
Telephone: (203) 366-5405
Fax: (203) 366-8437
E-Mail: mnielsen@gbrpa.org
Website: www.gbrpa.org
Executive Director: Mark Nielsen

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials
Old Town Hall
162 Whisconier Road
Brookfield, Connecticut 06804
Telephone: (203) 775-6256
Fax: (203) 740-9167
E-Mail: jchew@hvceo.org
Website: http://www.hvceo.org
Executive Director: Jonathan Chew

Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials
42 North Street
P.O. Box 187
Goshen, Connecticut 06756
Telephone: (860) 491-9884
Fax: (860) 491-3729
E-Mail: lhceo1@snet.net
Planning Director: Richard Lynn

Midstate Regional Planning Agency
100 Dekoven Drive
P.O. Box 139
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Telephone: (860) 347-7214
Fax: (860) 347-6109
E-Mail: geoffcolegrove@snet.net 
Website: http://www.midstaterpa.org
Executive Director: Geoffrey L. Colegrove

Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
125 Putnam Pike (Route 12)
P.O. Box 759
Dayville, Connecticut 06241-0759
Telephone: (860) 774-1253
Fax: (860) 779-2056
E-Mail: john.filchak@neccog.com
Executive Director: John Filchak

Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments
17 Sackett Hill Road
Warren, Connecticut 06754
Telephone: (860) 868-7341
Fax: (860) 868-1195
E-Mail: nwccog1@snet.net
Executive Director: Dan McGuinness

South Central Regional Council of Governments
127 Washington Avenue, 4th Floor West
North Haven, Connecticut 06473 - 1715
Telephone: (203) 234-7555
Fax: (203) 234-9850
E-Mail: jgott@scrcog.org
Website: www.scrcog.org 
Executive Director: Judy E. Gott

Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
5 Connecticut Avenue
Norwich, Connecticut 06360-4592
Telephone: (860) 889-2324
Fax: (860) 889-1222
E-Mail: jbutler@seccog.org
Website: www.seccog.org
Executive Director: James S. Butler

South Western Regional Planning Agency
888 Washington Boulevard - 3rd Floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Telephone: (203) 316-5190
Fax: (203) 316-4995
E-Mail: lapp@swrpa.org
Website: www.swrpa.org
 Executive Director: Dr. Floyd Lapp, FAICP

Valley Council of Governments
Derby Train Station
12 Main Street
Derby, Connecticut 06418
Telephone: (203) 735-8688
Fax: (203) 735-8680
E-Mail: rdunne@valleycog.org
Website: www.valleycog.org 
Executive Director: Richard T. Dunne

Windham Region Council of Governments
700 Main Street
Willimantic, Connecticut 06226-2604
Telephone: (860) 456-2221
Fax: (860) 456-5659
E-Mail: director@wincog.org
Website: http://www.wincog.org
Executive Director: Mark N. Paquette

Office of Policy and Management
Intergovernmental Policy Division
450 Capitol Avenue - MS#54SLP
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379
Telephone: (860) 418-6484
Fax: (860) 418-6493
E-Mail: david.levasseur@ct.gov 
Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm
State RPO Coordinator: W.David LeVasseur

Meetings

Shown below is a listing of dates for the regularly scheduled RPO/OPM meetings for 2006. All meetings are scheduled to be held at the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), 805 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, beginning at 9:00 AM. The telephone number at CERC is (860) 571-7136. Additional meetings may be scheduled if circumstances dictate.

Directions to the Connecticut Economic Resource Center

From Hartford and Bradley Airport
        I-91 South to Exit 23
        Right at end of ramp onto West Street
        Continue to T-shaped intersection (West Street and Rte. 3)
        Left onto Rte. 3
        Second set of lights take Left onto Brook Street
        Left into first driveway
        CERC is Building 4 which is straight ahead (at rear)

From New Haven
        I-91 North to Exit 23
        Left at end of ramp onto West Street
        Same directions as shown above from Hartford and Bradley Airport

For Further Information, Please Contact:
W. David LeVasseur, phone (860) 418-6484; fax (860) 418-6493; e-mail david.levasseur@ct.gov

Link to:

• Regional Planning Grant-in-Aid
• Census Data Contacts