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)
- Lauren Gister, First Selectman, Chester (Vice Chair)
- Edward Bailey, First Selectman, Middlefield (Secretary)
- Noel Bishop, First Selectman, Westbrook (Treasurer)
- Karl Kilduff, Town Manager, Clinton
- Angus McDonald, Jr., First Selectman, Deep River
- Laura Francis, First Selectman, Durham
- Robert Smith, First Selectman, East Haddam
- David Cox, Town Manager, East Hampton
- Norm Needleman, First Selectman, Essex
- Robert McGarry, First Selectman, Haddam
- Cathy Iino, First Selectman, Killingworth
- Steve Mattson, First Selectman, Lyme
- Ben Florsheim, Mayor, Middletown
- Timothy Griswold, First Selectman, Old Lyme
- Carl Fortuna, First Selectman, Old Saybrook
- Susan Bransfield, First Selectman, Portland
2021 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 27
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February 24
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March 24
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April 28
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May 26
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June 23
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July 28
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August – No Meeting
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September 22
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October 27
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December 8 – 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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