The Council of Governments
The Council of Governments is comprised of the member municipalities Chief Executive Officials. As such, the RiverCOG is comprised of thirteen First Selectmen, one Mayor and three Town Managers.
Current Board Members
- Anthony Salvatore, Town Manager, Cromwell (Chair)
- Timothy Griswold, First Selectman, Old Lyme (Vice Chair)
- Bob McGarry, First Selectman, Haddam (Secretary)
- Carl Fortuna, First Selectman, Old Saybrook (Treasurer)
- Charlene Janecek, First Selectman, Chester
- Karl Kilduff, Town Manager, Clinton
- Angus McDonald, Jr., First Selectman, Deep River
- Vacancy, Durham
- Irene Haines, First Selectman, East Haddam (At-Large Executive Committee Member)
- David Cox, Town Manager, East Hampton (At-Large Executive Committee Member)
- Norm Needleman, First Selectman, Essex
- Nancy Gorski, First Selectman, Killingworth
- David Lahm, First Selectman, Lyme
- Robert Yamartino, First Selectman, Middlefield
- Ben Florsheim, Mayor, Middletown
- Ryan Curley, First Selectman, Portland
- John Hall, First Selectman, Westbrook
2022 Schedule of Meeting Dates
The RiverCOG board holds public meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. at our Essex office.
AS OF MARCH 2020 ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD VIRTUALLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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January 26
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February 23
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March 23
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April 27
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May 25
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June 22
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July 27
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August – No Meeting
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September 28
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October 26
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December 14 – Combined with November
Partners of RiverCOG
Links to some of our many partner organizations that the support and participate in the 17-town RiverCOG region.
Federal Partners
- EPA National Estuary Program
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Northeast Division
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary
- US Department of Homeland Security
- US Federal Highway Administration
- US Federal Transit Administration
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
State Partners
- State of Connecticut
- Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
- Connecticut Department of Transportation
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
- Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection – Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEHMS)
- Connecticut Department of Agriculture
- UCONN CT Technology Transfer Center
- State Government Information, State Websites
- Connecticut Harbor Management Association
Regional Partners
- Capitol Region Council of Governments
- Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments
- Western CT Council of Governments
- Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
- Northwest Hills Council of Governments
- South Central Regional Council of Governments
- Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
- CT Metropolitan Council of Governments
- Connecticut River Gateway Commission
Municipal Partners
- Chester
- Clinton
- Cromwell
- Deep River
- Durham
- East Haddam
- East Hampton
- Essex
- Haddam
- Killingworth
- Lyme
- Middlefield
- Middletown
- Old Lyme
- Old Saybrook
- Portland
- Westbrook
Transit Partners
- 9-Town Estuary Transit District (ETD)
- Middletown Area Transit (MAT)
- Shore Line East
- CTTransit (Old Saybrook – Middletown – Hartford Express and Middletown and Cromwell local service)
Additional Partners
- Materials Innovation & Recycling Authority (MIRA)
- Connecticut River Museum
- Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST)
- Connecticut River Conservancy
- Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
- CT Resource Conservation & Development Area
- Lower CT River and Coastal Land Trust Exchange
- Middlesex Chamber of Commerce
- Middlesex Community College
- Partnership for Strong Communities
- UCONN Center for Land Use Education and Research
- Wesleyan University
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