PACOG Directory 2001

2001Directory of

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2001Directory of PennsylvaniaCouncils of Governments

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August 2001

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Southeast RegionBerks-Montgomery COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Bucks County Consortium of Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chester County Consortium of Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Crum and Ridley Creeks COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Delaware Valley Insurance Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Eastern Delaware COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lancaster Intermunicipal Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Montgomery County Consortium of Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Northwestern Lancaster County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Perkiomen Valley Council of Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Pottstown Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Western Berks COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Northeast RegionAbington COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Eastern Bradford County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Lackawanna County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mountain Council of Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mountain Top Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Nazareth Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

North Pocono COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Northern Schuylkill County COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Pike County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Pocono Mountain COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Southern Schuylkill COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Sullivan County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Susquehanna County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Tioga County Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Two Rivers Council of Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Upper Pine Creek COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Western Bradford County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Wyoming County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Southcentral RegionUpper Dauphin COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

West Cumberland COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

West Shore COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Northcentral RegionBlair County Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Central Clinton County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Centre Region COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Eastern Clinton County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Huntingdon Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Lycoming County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Mifflin County COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Montour County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Moshannon Valley COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Pine Creek COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Union County Housing Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

West Branch COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Western Clinton County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

West Lycoming County COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Southwest RegionAllegheny Valley North COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Beaver and Butler County COGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Beaver Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Cambria-Somerset COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Central Westmoreland COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Char-West COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Cross Creek Valley Regional Planning Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Indiana-Westmoreland County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

The Mon Valley Progress Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

North Hills COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Quaker Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

South Hills Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Southern Beaver Valley COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Southwest Butler County COG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Steel Valley Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Steel Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Turtle Creek Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Twin Rivers COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Upper Beaver Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Northwest RegionEast Erie County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Erie Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

French Creek COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Lawrence County Regional COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Mercer County Regional COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Northwest PA Tri-County COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Oil Creek Region COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Tuna Valley COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Union Area COG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Warren County Intergovernmental Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Southeast Region

BUCKSBERKS

CHESTER

LANCASTER

MONTGOMERY

PHILADELPHIA

DELAWARE

LEBANON

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Berks-Montgomery COG

Contact: Tom Gray, Administrator

Address: 91 South Werstler Avenue

Gilbertsville, PA 19525

Telephone: (610) 367-6062

Fax: (610) 367-7124

Executive: Tom Gray, Administrator

Organized: 1976 Federal I.D. #23-2297832

Counties: Berks and Montgomery

Member Municipalities: 8 (+1 School District)

Berks County Montgomery County

Bally Borough Douglass Township

Bechtelsville Borough

Boyertown Borough

Boyertown Area School District

Colebrookdale Township

Douglass Township

Earl Township

Washington Township

Population: 30,038

Legislative Districts:

Senate: 11, 44

House: 130, 147

Projects: Joint Purchasing

Regional Police Study

Health and Welfare Needs Study

State and Local Government Coordination

Local Officials Training

Regional Solid Waste Disposal

Regional Recycling

Annual Right-To-Know Seminar

Cable Franchise

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Bucks County Consortium of Communities

Contact: Richard Sabol, Coordinator

Address: Upper Southampton Township

939 Street Road

Southampton, PA 18966

Telephone: (215) 322-9700

Fax: (215) 322-0405


Executive: William J. McCauley, III, President

E- mail: [email protected]

Organized: 1986 Federal I.D. # 23-6000458

County: Bucks

Member Municipalities: 33 (+4 Municipal Authorities)

Bensalem Township New Britain Borough

Buckingham Township New Britain Township

Bucks County Water and New Hope Borough

Sewer Authority Newtown Borough

Bristol Township Newtown, Bucks County Joint

Chalfont Borough Municipal Authority

Chalfont-New Britain Township Newtown Township

Joint Sewage Authority Northampton Township

Doylestown Borough Perkasie Borough

Doylestown Township Quakertown Borough

East Rockhill Township Richland Township

Falls Township Solebury Township

Hilltown Township Telford Borough

Langhorne Borough Upper Makefield Township

Lower Bucks Joint Municipal Authority Upper Southampton Township

Lower Makefield Townsip Warminster Township

Lower Southampton Township Warrington Township

Middletown Township Warwick Township

Milford Township Wrightstown Township

Morrisville Borough Yardley Borough

Population: 532,052


Senate: 6, 10, 12

House: 18, 31, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 152, 178

Projects: Drug and Alcohol Testing CDL Training & Licensing

Training Salary Survey

Joint Purchasing

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Chester County Consortium of Communities

Contact: Charles B. Guernsey, Secretary

Address: 703 Weatherstone Drive

Paoli, PA l9301

Phone: (610) 644-1664

Executive: Alen Heist (West Vincent Township)

Telephone: (610) 827-7932

Fax: (610) 827-7167

Organized: 1988 Federal I.D. # N/A

County: Chester

Member Municipalities: 32

Atglen Borough North Coventry Township

Caln Township Oxford Borough

City of Coatesville Pennsbury Township

Downingtown Borough Phoenixville Borough

East Bradford Township Thornbury Township

East Brandywine Township Tredyffin Township

East Caln Township Upper Uwchlan Township

East Coventry Township Uwchlan Township

East Goshen Township West Bradford Township

East Marlborough Township West Brandywine Township

East Pikeland Township West Chester Borough

East Whiteland Township West Goshen Township

Easttown Township West Vincent Township

Kennett Square Borough West Whiteland Township

London Grove Township Westtown Township

Malvern Borough Willistown Township

Population: 298,568


Senate: 9, 19, 44

House: 13, 26, 155, 156, 157, 158, 167

Projects: Recycling

Joint Purchasing - salt, etc.

Police Salaries Study

Salary & Benefits Study – Non-uniformed

Local Officials Training

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Crum and Ridley Creeks COG

Contact: Samantha Reiner

Address: Township of Edgemont

P. O. Box 267

Gradyville, PA 19039

Telephone: (610) 459-1662

Fax: (610) 459-3760

Executive: Samantha Reiner, Chairperson


County: Delaware


Concord Township Newtown Township

Edgemont Township Rose Valley Borough

Marcus Hook Borough Rutledge Borough

Marple Township Springfield Township

Media Borough Swarthmore Borough

Middletown Township Thornbury Township

Nether Providence Township Upper Providence Township

Population: 135,908


Senate: 9, 26

House: 159, 160, 161, 165, 168

Projects: Solid Waste Recycling Study

Traffic Sign Inventory

Joint Purchasing

Ongoing Right-to-Know Training

Planning Officials Training

CDL Training and Testing

Joint Planning and Zoning Ordinances

Joint Personnel and Employee Handbooks – 4

Joint Cable TV Ordinances

Local Elected Officials Training

Continued Education

Cable Franchise Negotiation

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Delaware Valley Insurance TrustDelaware Valley Workers’ Compensation TrustDelaware Valley Health Insurance Trust

Contact: Richard J. Lee, Trust Administrator

Address: Delaware Valley Insurance Trust

1015 York Road

Willow Grove, PA 19090

Telephone: (215) 706-0101

Fax: (215) 706-0895

Executive: D.V.I.T. - Alison D. Rudolf (Lower Moreland Township)

D.V.W.C.T. - Brian L. Mook (Upper Moreland Township)

D.V.H.I.T. - David G. Kraynik (Cheltenham Township)

Organized: 1989 (D.V.I.T.) Federal I.D. #23-6954413

1992 (D.V.W.C.T.) #23-2671759

1999 (D.V.H.I.T.) #23-2991564

Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery

Member Municipalities: 41 (+2 Authorities)

Bucks County Delaware County

Bensalem Township Swarthmore Borough

Buckingham Township

Chalfont Borough Lehigh County

Doylestown Borough Lehigh County Authority

Doylestown Township

Dublin Borough

Lower Makefield Township

Middletown Township

Northampton Township

Perkasie Borough

Upper Southampton Township

Warminster Township

Warrington Township

Warwick Township

Chester County

Caln Township

Chester County Solid Waste

Coatesville City

Phoenixville Borough

Tredyffrin Township

West Goshen Township

West Whiteland

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Montgomery County

Abington Township

Ambler Borough

Cheltenham Township

East Norriton Township

Hatboro Borough

Hatfield Borough

Hatfield Township

Horsham Township

Lower Gwynedd Township

Lower Moreland Township

Lower Pottsgrove Township

Montgomery Township

Plymouth Township

Springfield Township

Towamencin Township

Upper Dublin Township

Upper Moreland Township

Upper Pottsgrove Township

Whitemarsh Township

Whitpain Township

Population: 780,121


Senate: 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 44

House: 18, 26, 31, 53, 61, 70, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156,157,161, 167, 178

Projects: Pooled Property and Liability Insurance

Pooled Health Insurance

Pooled Workers’ Compensation Coverage

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Eastern Delaware COG

Contact: Norman Council

Address: Landsdowne Borough

12 East Baltimore Pike

Landsdowne, PA 19050

Telephone: (610) 622-7169

Executive: Norman Council, President

Organized: 2001 Federal I.D.

County: Delaware


East Lansdowne Borough

Lansdowne Borough

Yeadon Borough

Population: 25,392


Senate: 8, 26

House: 163, 164, 191

Projects: COG Administration

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Lancaster Intermunicipal Committee

Contact: John R. Ahlfeld, Executive Director

Address: P. O. Box 8347

Lancaster, PA 17604-8347

Telephone: (717) 397-7313

Fax: (717) 397-7931

Executive: Neil R. Kinsey, Chairman

Organized: 1987 (Re-organized) Federal I.D. #23-0606945

County: Lancaster


East Hempfield Township Manor Township

East Lampeter Township Millersville Borough

East Petersburg Borough Mountville Borough

Lancaster City Pequea Township

Lancaster Township West Hempfield Township

Manheim Township West Lampeter Township

Population: 202, 741


Senate: 13, 36

House: 37, 43, 96, 97, 98, 100

Projects: Greenway and Park Advisory Board

Transportation Advisory Board

Activities Relating to Uniform Ordinances

Workshops for Municipal Officials

Advocacy on Legislation and Community Issues

Sharing of Municipal Information

Cooperative Purchasing

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Montgomery County Consortium of Communities

Contact: Paul A. Leonard, Township Manager

Address: Township of Upper Dublin

801 Loch Alsh Avenue

Fort Washington, PA 19034-1697

Telephone: (215) 643-1600 x220

Fax: (215) 542-0797

Executive: Paul A. Leonard, Township Manager

E-mail; [email protected]


County: Montgomery


Abington Township Lower Salford Township

Ambler Borough Montgomery Township

Bridgeport Borough Norristown Borough

Cheltenham Township Plymouth Township

Collegeville Borough Rockledge Borough

East Norriton Township Springfield Township

Hatboro Borough Towamencin Township

Hatfield Township Upper Dublin Township

Horsham Township Upper Gwynedd Township

Jenkintown Borough Upper Merion Township

Lower Gwynedd Township Upper Moreland Township

Lower Merion Township West Norriton Township

Lower Moreland Township Whitemarsh Township

Lower Providence Township Whitpain Township

Population: 545,870


Senate: 4, 5, 12, 17, 24

House: 53, 61, 70, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151,152, 153, 154

Projects: Regional Police Entry Level Testing Liability Insurance

Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Risk Management

Joint Underground Storage Tank Testing Collective Purchasing

Police Contract Library Street Lighting

Physical Standards for Municipal Employees Performance Appraisal

Traffic Signal Joint Maintenance Vehicle/Equipment Auction

Ongoing Police Firearms Training

Joint Employee/CDL Drug and Alcohol Testing

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Northwestern Lancaster County COG (Currently Inactive)

Contact: Richard E. Forry, Secretary/Treasurer

Address: c/o Mount Joy Township

159 Merts Drive

Elizabethtown, PA l7022-8803

Telephone: (717) 653-4959

Executive: Richard Forry


County: Lancaster


Conoy Township

Elizabethtown Borough

Mount Joy Borough

Mount Joy Township

West Donegal Township

Population: 36,202


Senate: 36

House: 37, 98


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Perkiomen Valley Council of Governments

Contact: Alan Cartacki

Address: Trappe Borough

152 Hess Road

Collegeville, PA 19426

Telelphone: (610) 489-7181

Fax: (610) 489-8827

Executive: Alan Cartacki

Organized: 1994 Federal I.D. #N/A

County: Montgomery


Collegeville Borough

Lower Frederick Township

Lower Providence Township

Perkiomen Township

Schwenksville Borough

Skippack Township

Trappe Borough

Population: 53,729


Senate: 17, 24

House: 147, 150

Projects: Regional Transportation Issues

Economic Development Guide

Regional Recreational Issues

Traffic Calming

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Pottstown Area COG

Contact: Robert Jones, Manager

Address: Pottstown Borough

Borough Hall

100 East High Street

Pottstown, PA 19464

Telephone: (610) 970-6510

Fax: (610) 970-6513

Executive: James Vlahos (New Hanover Township)


Counties: Montgomery and Chester


Montgomery County Chester County

Douglass Township East Coventry Township

Lower Pottsgrove Township North Coventry Township

New Hanover Township

Pottstown Borough

Upper Pottsgrove Township

West Pottsgrove Township

Population: 80,705


Senate: 44

House: 26, 146, 147, 155

Projects: Uniform Building Codes and Related Codes

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Response Team (SWAT) (11 Municipalities)

Regional Planning/Zoning

Police – Cooperative Effort

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Western Berks COG

Contact: Barbara Breininger

Address: 103 Woodside Avenue

West Lawn, PA 19609

Telephone: (610) 678-5344

Fax: (610) 678-3088

Executive: Barbara Breininger, President


County: Berks


Heidelberg Township

Mount Penn Borough

Robesonia Borough

Sinking Spring Borough

West Lawn Borough

Population: 10,924


Senate: 11, 48

House: 126, 129


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Northeast Region

SULLIVAN

TIOGA BRADFORD

WAYNE

WYOMING

PIKE

LUZERNE

MONROE

SCHUYLKILL

CARBON

LEHIGH

LACKAWANNA

NORTHAMPTON

SUSQUEHANNA

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Abington COG

Contact: Rick Williams, Secretary

Address: 104 N. Abington Road

Clarks Green, PA 18411

Telephone: (570) 586-4446

Fax: (570) 586-6896

Executive: Lee Jamison, President

Organized: 1997 Federal I.D. #

County: Lackawanna and Wyoming


Lackawanna County Newton Township

Abington Township Ransom Township

Benton Township Scott Township

Clarks Green Borough South Abington Township

Clarks Summit Borough West Abington Township

Dalton Borough

Glenburn Township Wyoming County

LaPlume Township Factoryville Borough

Population: 32,514


Senate: 111, 114

House: 20, 22


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Eastern Bradford County COG

Contact: Raymond S. Stolinas, Jr., AICP, COG Consultant

Address: c/o Bradford County Community Planning & Grants

Bradford Court House

Towanda, PA 18848

Telephone: (570) 265-1715

Fax: (570) 265-1729


Executive: Jim Drake, President


County: Bradford


Litchfield Township

Pike Township

Sayre Borough

Sheshequin Township

Terry Township

Tuscarora Township

Wilmot Township

Wyalusing Borough

Wyalusing Township

Population: 14,173


Senate: 23

House: 110

Projects: Dry Hydrants

Codification

High Band Radio Purchase

CDL Consortium

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Lackawanna County COG

Contact: Thomas M. Pitoniak, Executive Director

Address: Lackawanna County Council of Governments

308 2nd Avenue

Jessup, PA 18434

Telephone: (570) 489-5662

Fax: (570) 489-5662

Executive: Thomas M. Pitoniak


County: Lackawanna


Abington Township Jessup Borough

Archibald Borough Madison Township

Benton Township Mayfield Borough

Blakely Borough Moosic Borough

Carbondale City Newton Township

Clarks Summit Borough North Abington Township

Clifton Township Old Forge Borough

Covington Township Olyphant Borough

Dickson City Borough Ransom Township

Dunmore Borough Roaring Brook Township

Elmhurst Township Scott Township

Fell Township South Abington Township

Glenburn Township Springbrook Township

Jefferson Township Taylor Borough

Jermyn Borough Throop Borough

Population: 126,625


Senate: 22

House: 112, 113, 114, 115

Projects: Joint Purchasing (Road Salt)

Act 222 Administration (Energy Conservation)

Cellular Phone Plan (Municipal Vehicles)

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Mountain Council of Governments

Contact: Robert Skulsky, Executive Director

Address: Greater Hazleton Area Chamber of Commerce

One South Church Street, Suite 200

Hazleton, PA 18201

Telephone: (570) 455-1508

Fax: (570) 454-7787

Executive: Robert Stanzioba, President



Counties: Luzerne and Carbon


Luzerne Carbon

Butler Township Beaver Meadows Borough

Conyngham Borough Weatherly Borough

Fairview Township

Foster Township

Freeland Borough

Hazle Township

Hazleton City

Nanticoke City

Nuangola Borough

Sugarloaf Township

West Hazleton Borough

Wright Township

Population: 80,407


Senate: 14, 29

House: 116, 117, 119, 122

Projects: Regional Police Force

Compost Study

Historic Map

Joint Bidding

Rails to Trails

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Mountain Top Area COG

Contact: Joan K. Malkemes

Address: 321 South Mountain Blvd.

Mountaintop, PA 18707

Telephone: (570) 474-9067

Fax: (570) 474-2722

Executive: To be appointed

Organized: Projected 2001 Federal I.D. #23-1672552 (Wright Township’s)

County: Luzerne

Member Municipalities: 4 Townships (1 Borough)

Dorrance Township

Fairview Township

Rice Township

Wright Township

Nuangola Borough

Population: 14,157


Senate: 14

House: 117

Projects: Regional Comprehensive Plan

Regional Composting

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Nazareth Area COG

Contact: Bill Brackbill

Address: 201 North Main Street

P. O. Box 173

Nazareth PA, 18064

Telephone: (610) 759-9188

Fax: (610) 759-5262

Executive: Roy Shuman, Chairman


County: Northampton

Member Municipalities: 8 (+1 School District + 1 Associate Member + 1 County)

Bath Borough Stockertown

Bushkill Township Tatamy Borough

Hanover Township Upper Nazareth Township

Lower Nazareth Township Nazareth Area School District

Nazareth Borough Northampton County

Jacobsburg Environment Educational Center (Associate Member)

Population: 36,548


Senate: 16, 18

House: 135, 137, 138

Projects: Regional Comprehensive Plan

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North Pocono COG

Contact: Tom Yerke

Address: R. D. 6, Box 6315

Moscow, PA 18444

Telephone: (570) 842-8336

Executive: Vincent Mello, Moscow Borough


(Moscow Borough)

County: Lackawanna


Clifton Township Moscow Borough

Covington Township Roaring Brook Township

Elmhurst Township Spring Brook Township

Jefferson Township Thornhurst Township

Madison Township

Population: 16,790


Senate: 22

House: 112, 114


Regional Planning

Joint Recycling

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Northern Schuykill County COG

Contact: Mary Beth Dougherty

Address: Box 175

Mahanoy City, PA 17984

Telephone: (570) 773-0891

Fax: (570) 459-3921

Executive: Champ Holman, President


County: Schuylkill


Ashland Borough Ringtown Borough

Delano Township Ryan Township

Frackville Borough Schuylkill Township

Gilberton Borough Shenandoah Borough

Girardville Borough Union Township

Mahanoy City Borough West Mahanoy Township

Mahanoy Township

Population: 32,997


Senate: 29

House: 123, 124

Projects: Administrative Costs

Code Enforcement

Equipment Sharing


Joint Recreational

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Pike County COG

Contact: Sharon Franks, Secretary

Address: RR 1, Box 131

Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328

Telephone: (717) 828-2347

Fax: (717) 828-8705

Executive: Mary Ann Hubbard, President


County: Pike

Member Municipalities: 12 (+1 County)

Blooming Grove Township Matamorus Borough

Delaware Township Milford Borough

Dingman Township Milford Township

Greene Township Palmyra Township

Lackawaxan Township Pike County

Lehman Township Porter Township

Westfall Township

Population: 44,214


Senate: 20

House: 139

Projects: Administrative Costs

Building Code Seminar

Sewage Seminar

Township Code Seminar

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Pocono Mountain COG

Contact: Sherry Predmore, Secretary

Address: 25 Municipal Drive

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Telephone: (570) 223-8920

Fax: (570) 223-8935

Executive: Alan L. Everett, President


Counties: Monroe and Pike

Member Municipalities: 21 (+1 Monroe County Commissioners)

Monroe

Barrett Township Paradise Township

Chestnut Hill Township Pocono Township

Coolbaugh Township Polk Township

Delaware Water Gap Borough Price Township

East Stroudsburg Borough Ross Township

Eldred Township Smithfield Township

Hamilton Township Stroud Township

Jackson Township Stroudsburg Borough

Middle Smithfield Township Tobyhanna Township

Monroe County Commissioners Tunkhannock Township

Mt. Pocono Borough

Pike

Lehman Township

Population: 138,687


Senate: 18, 20, 22, 29

House: 118, 138, 139, 189

Projects: Solid Waste Management

Street Signs and Marking

Regional Planning

Joint Purchasing

Regional Recreation

Wages and Benefits

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Southern Schuylkill COG

Contact: Doris Runkle, Secretary/Treasurer

Address: 49 Ash Street

Cressona, PA l7929

Telephone: (570) 385-4121

Executive: David Crouse, President


(Cressona Borough)

County: Schuylkill


Auburn Borough Orwigsburg Borough

Cressona Borough Port Clinton Borough

Deer Lake Borough Schuylkill Haven Borough

East Brunswick Township South Manheim Township

Landingville Borough Wayne Township

New Ringold Borough West Brunswick Township

North Manheim Township

Population: 27,638


Senate: 29

House: 124, 125

Projects: Solid Waste Management

Joint Purchasing

Road Salt Purchasing

Police Car Purchasing

Local Government Seminars

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Sullivan County COG

Contact: Michael Phillips, Secretary/Treasurer

Address: R. R. 1, Box 322

Muncy Valley, PA 17758

Telephone: (570) 482-3002

Executive: Carman Wylie, President


County: Sullivan


Colley Township

Davidson Township

Elkland Township

Forks Township

Forksville Borough

Hillsgrove Township

Laporte Borough

Laporte Township

Shrewsbury Township

Population: 3,690


Senate: 23

House: 111

Projects: Code Enforcement

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Susquehanna County COG

Contact: Harold Shay, Chairman

Address: P. O. Box 543, 175 Main Street

New Milford, PA 18834

Telephone: (570) 465-7644

Fax: (570) 465-2184

Executive: Harold Shay, Chairman


County: Susquehanna


Auburn Township Lanesboro Borough

Ararat Township Liberty Township

Bridgewater Township Little Meadows Borough

Brooklyn Township New Milford Borough

Choconut Township Oakland Township

Dimock Township Rush Township

Forest City Borough Silver Lake Township

Gibson Township Springville Township

Harmony Township Susquehanna Depot Borough

Herrick Township Thompson Township

Jackson Township

Population: 23,304


Senate: 20

House: 110, 111

Projects: Joint Purchase

Equipment Sharing

Codes Enforcement Administration

SEO Administration

Joint Advertising

Municipal Training

Street/Road Sign Project

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Tioga County Development Corporation

Contact: Robert J. Blair, Executive Director

Address: 114 Main Street

Wellsboro, PA 16901

Telephone: (570) 723-8232

Fax: (570) 723-8441


Executive: David E. Cummings, President


County: Tioga


Bloss Township Liberty Township

Blossburg Borough Mansfield Borough

Brookfield Township Middlebury Township

Charleston Township Morris Township

Chatham Township Nelson Township

Clymer Township Osceola Township

Covington Township Putnam Township

Deerfield Township Richmond Township

Delmar Township Roseville Borough

Duncan Township Rutland Township

Elk Township Shippen Township

Elkland Township Sullivan Township

Farmington Township Tioga County

Gaines Township Tioga Borough

Hamilton Township Tioga Township

Jackson Township Union Township

Knoxville Borough Ward Township

Lawrence Township Wellsboro Borough

Lawrenceville Borough Wesstfield Borough

Liberty Borough Westfield Township

Population: 41,373


Senate: 23

House: 68

Projects: Countywide Economic Development Program

49 Corridor Enterprise Zone

Team Pennsylvania Agent for Tioga County

Leadership Tioga County

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Two Rivers Council of Governments

Contact: Richard Foster, Secretary

Address: 237 7th Street

West Easton, PA 18042

Telephone: (610) 252-6651

Fax: (610) 253-8296

Executive: Mark Weidner, Chairman


County: Northampton


City of Easton Palmer Township

Forks Township West Easton Borough

Glendon Borough Williams Township

Lower Nazareth Township Wilson Borough

Population: 70,421


Senate: 16, 18

House: 136, 137, 138

Projects: Rental Equipment

Greensway Project

River Conservation

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Upper Pine Creek COG

Contact: Jeffrey R. VanDusen, Secretary

Address: RD 4, Box 529

Westfield, PA 16950

Telephone: (814) 367-2329 (Res)

Executive: Hugh Clark, President


Counties: Potter and Tioga

Member Municipalities: 43 (+2 Counties)

Potter County Tioga County

Abbott Township Brookfield Township

Bingham Township Charleston Township

Eulalia Township Chatham Township

Galeton Borough Clymer Township

Genesee Township Delmar Township

Harrison Township Duncan Township

Hebron Township Elk Township

Hector Township Elkland Borough

Homer Township Farmington Township

Keating Township Gaines Township

Oswayo Township Lawrence Township

Pike Township Mansfield Borough

Potter County Middlebury Township

Sharon Township Morris Township

Shinglehouse Borough Nelson Township

Stewardson Township Richmond Township

Summit Township Rutland Township

Sweden Township Shippen Township

Ulysses Township Sullivan Township

West Branch Township Tioga County

Wharton Township Tioga Township

Ward Township

Wellsboro Borough

Westfield Township

Population: 40,551


Senate: 23, 25

House: 67, 68

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Projects: Dry Hydrant System

Regional Sewer and Water Plans

Surface Water Drainage

Regional Building Code

Regional Sewage Enforcement Program

Joint Road Use Ordinance and Road Signs

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Western Bradford County COG

Contact: Raymond J. Stolinas, Jr., AICP, COG Consultant

Address: c/o Bradford County Community Planning and Grants

Bradford County Courthouse

Towanda, PA l8848

Telephone: (570) 265-1715

Fax: (570) 265-1729


Executive: Bob Sheets, President


County: Bradford


Athens Township Ridgebury Township

Armenia Township Smithfield Township

Canton Borough South Creek Township

Canton Township Springfield Township

Columbia Township Towanda Township

Franklin Township Troy Borough

Granville Township Troy Township

Leroy Township Wells Township

Monroe Township West Burlington Township

North Towanda Township

Population: 26,965


Senate: 23

House: 68, 110

Projects: Cooperative Purchasing

Codification

CDL Consortium

High Band Radio Purchase

Safety Services Mapping

Shared Equipment Agreement

Dry Hydrants

Watershed Association

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Wyoming County COG

Contact: Paul J. Weilage, Director

Address: 1 Courthouse Square

Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Telephone: (570) 836-3200 Ext. 268

Fax: (570) 836-7244


Executive: Paul J. Weilage

1 Courthouse Square

Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Organized: Reorganized 1999 Federal I.D. #23-3028086

County: Wyoming


Eaton Township Nicholson Borough

Exeter Township Nicholson Township

Factoryville Borough Northmoreland Township

Falls Township Noxen Township

Lemon Township Tunkhannock Township

Monroe Township Washington Township

Windham Township

Population: 19,478


Senate: 20

House: 111


Regional Planning

Recreation

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BEDFORD

YORK

CUMBERLAND

DAUPHIN

ADAMS

FRANKLINFULTON

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Upper Dauphin COG

Contact: Linda Bechtel, Secretary

Address: South Crossroads Road

Lykens, PA l7048

Telephone: (717) 362-9935

Executive: Robert Copenhaver, Chairman


County: Dauphin


Berrysburg Borough Millersburg Borough

Elizabethville Borough Pillow Borough

Gratz Borough Reed Township

Halifax Borough Upper Paxton Township

Halifax Township Washington Township

Jefferson Township Wayne Township

Lykens Borough Wiconisco Township

Lykens Township Williams Township

Mifflin Township Williamstown Borough

Population: 24,544


Senate: 15

House: 102, 104

Projects: Regional Solid Waste Management

Regional Storm Water Management

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West Cumberland COG

Contact: Fred A. Potzer

Address: 4 West Street

Newville, PA 17241

Telephone: (717) 776-7633

Fax: (717) 766-4105

Executive: William W. Wolfe, Chairman

Organized: 2001 Federal I.D. # (pending)

County: Cumberland

Member Municipalities: 9 (+1 School Board)

Cooke Township

Lower Frankford Township

Newville Borough

North Newton Township

Penn Township

Shippensburg Borough

Shippensburg Township

South Newton Township

Upper Frankford Township

Big Spring School District

Population: 20,351


Senate: 31

House: 89, 199

Projects: Cooperative Purchasing & Contracting

Building Code Enforcement

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West Shore COG

Contact: Gary Eichelberger, Executive Director

Address: 230 South Sporting Hill Road

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Telephone: (717) 761-6211

Fax: (171) 761-7267

Executive: Gary Eichelberger


County: Cumberland, Perry and York


Cumberland Perry

Camp Hill Borough Marysville Borough

East Pennsboro Township

Hampden Township York

Lemoyne Borough Fairview Township

Lower Allen Township

Mechanicsburg Borough

New Cumberland Borough

Silver Spring Township

Upper Allen Township

Wormleysburg Borough

Population: 133,012


Senate: 31, 33

House: 86, 87, 88, 92


Cable Television Compliance

Transportation Committee

Public Safety Committee

Surplus Equipment Auction

Equipment Sharing Program

CDL Testing Consortium

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Northcentral Region

BLAIR

CLINTON

LYCOMING

COLUMBIA

PERRY

JUNIATAM

IFFLIN

UNION

SNYDER

CENTRE

HUNTINGDON

MONTOUR

NORTHUMBERLAND

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Blair County Cooperative

Contact: Connie Gossard

Address: Pennsylvania Economy League

1206 Eleventh Avenue

Altoona, PA 16601

Telephone: (814) 942-1776

Fax: (814) 942-2703

Executive: Donna Gority, Chairperson

Blair County Commissioners


County: Blair


Blair County

City of Altoona

Bellwood Borough

Hollidaysburg Borough

Martinsburg Borough

Population: 59,143


Senate: 30

House: 79, 80, 81


Equipment Sharing

Shared Animal Enforcement Officer

CDL Drug Testing

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Central Clinton County COG

Contact: Christian Dwyer, Chairman

Address: 604 Lusk Run Road

Mill Hall, PA 17751

Telephone: (570) 726-3292

Executive: Christian Dwyer


County: Clinton


Bald Eagle Township

Castenea Township

Flemington Borough

Lock Haven City

Mill Hall Borough

Woodward Township

Population: 17,463


Senate: 34

House: 76

Projects: Housing Rehabilitation


Countywide 911 Mapping

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Centre Region COG

Contact: James C. Steff, Executive Director

Address: Suite #4

131 South Fraser Street

State College, PA l6801

Telephone: (814) 231-3077

Fax: (814) 231-3088


Executive: Dorthy E. Schmidt, Chairperson


County: Centre


College Township

Ferguson Township

Halfmoon Township

Harris Township

Patton Township

State College Borough

Population: 79,406


Senate: 34

House: 74, 76, 77, 171

Projects: Parks and Recreation Agency

Municipal and Regional Planning Agency

Code Administration Agency

Regional Transportation Planning Agency (MPO)

Fire Company and Fire Training Site

Refuse/Recycling Collection Program

Library

Gypsy Moth Suppression (Spraying Program)

Senior Citizens’ Center

Emergency Operations Planning

Regional Sewage Planning (Act 537 Plan)

Smoke Detector Give-A-Way Program

Regional Nature Center

Remembrance Tree Program

Regional Swimming Pools

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Eastern Clinton County COG

Contact: Dan Eckley


Avis, PA l7721

Telephone: (570) 753-5671

Fax: (570) 753-8083

Executive: C.L. Miller, President

Organized: Reorganized 2000 Federal I.D. #24-6001520

County: Clinton


Avis Borough

Dunnstable Township

Pine Creek Township

Wayne Township

Population: 6,984


Senate: 34

House: 76

Projects: 911 Signs

Crack Sealer

Street Sweeper

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Huntingdon Area COG (Currently Inactive)

Contact: Richard E. Stahl, Executive Director

Address: c/o Huntingdon County Planning and Development Dept.

County Court House

Huntingdon, PA l6652

Telephone: (814) 643-5091

Executive: Richard E. Stahl


County: Huntingdon


Henderson Township

Huntingdon Borough

Mapleton Borough

Oneida Township

Porter Township

Smithfield Township

Walker Township

Population: 17,622


Senate: 30

House: 81

Projects: Regional Recreation

Regional Planning

Regional Law Enforcement Planning

Regional Code Enforcement

Regional Sewage System Planning

Regional Solid Waste Planning

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Lycoming County COG

Contact: Cheryl Stiber

Address: Department of Public Services

2130 County Farm Road

Montoursville, PA l7754-9621

Telephone: (570) 433-4461

Executive: Gary S. Hutchinson, Director of Emergency Services


County: Lycoming


Clinton Township Montoursville Borough

Duboistown Borough Old Lycoming Township

Hughesville Borough Porter Township

Jersey Shore Borough South Williamsport Borough

Montgomery Borough

Population: 31,952


Senate: 23

House: 83, 84

Projects: Police Computer

Shared Data Processing Staff Person

Police Records Administration

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Mifflin County COG

Contact: John McCullough


Yeagertown, PA 17099

Telephone: (717) 242-0277

Executive: Vacant


County: Mifflin

Member Municipalities: 7 (+1 County & 1 Authority)

Bratton Township

Derry Township

Granville Township

Juniata Terrace Borough

Lewistown Borough

Mifflin County

Mifflin County Solid Waste Authority

Oliver Township

Union Township

Population: 28,283


Senate: 34

House: 82, 171

Projects: Equipment Sharing Program

Code Enforcement Officer Program

Cooperative Purchases Program

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Montour County COG

Contact: William Earlton, Chairman


Riverside, PA 17868

Telephone: (570) 275-4992

Fax: (570) 275-3569

Executive: William Earlton, Chairman


Counties: Montour and Northumberland


Montour County Northumberland County

Anthony Township Riverside Borough

Danville Borough

Derry Township

Liberty Township

Limestone Township

Mahoning Township

Valley Township

West Hemlock Township

Population: 18,686


Senate: 27

House: 107, 108

Projects: Street Signs

Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Street Repair Program

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Moshannon Valley COG

Contact: Sharlene Yontosh, Secretary

Address: Philipsburg Borough

P. O. Box 266

Philipsburg, PA 16866

Telephone: (814) 345-6876

Executive: Paul Winslow, Chairman


Counties: Centre and Clearfield

Member Municipalities: l3

Centre County Clearfield County

Philipsburg Borough Beccaria Township

Rush Township Boggs Township

Brisbin Borough

Coalport Borough

Cooper Township

Decatur Township

Gulich Township

Houtzdale Borough

Morris Township

Osceola Borough

Woodward Township

Population: 26,880


Senate 34, 35

House: 74, 77

Projects: Industrial Park

Airport Manager

Dry Fire Hydrant Program

Joint Municipal Purchasing

Land Reclamation and Vector Control

Rails to Trails Program

Regional Mapping


Strategic Transit Program

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Pine Creek COG

Contact: W. E. Toner Hollick, Chairman


Waterville, PA 17776

Telephone: (570) 753-8921

Executive: W. E. Toner Hollick, Chairman


County: Lycoming

Member Municipalities: 4 (+1 Preservation Assn.)

Brown Township

Cummings Township

McHenry Township

Pine Creek Preservation Association

Watson Township

Population: 1,161


Senate: 23

House: 84

Projects: Septic System Inspection and Pumping Plan

Rails to Trails Program

Recycling Collection Center

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Union County Housing Authority

Contact: Jere L. Engle, Executive Director

Address: 1610 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 400

Lewisburg, PA l7837

Telephone: (570) 522-1300

Executive: Diane Meisell, Chairperson


County: Union


East Buffalo Township

Gregg Township

Hartleton Borough

Hartley Township

Lewis Township

Lewisburg Borough

Mifflinburg Borough

New Berlin Borough

West Buffalo Township

Population: 26,643


Senate: 23, 27

House: 85

Projects: Joint Code Enforcement

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West Branch COG

Contact: William Dorman


Picture Rocks, PA 17762

Telephone: (570) 584-6362

Executive: Burton Davis

Organized: 2000

County: Lycoming


Brady Township

Clinton Township

Fairfield Township

Franklin Township

Hughesville Borough

Montgomery Borough

Muncy Borough

Muncy Township

Muncy Creek Township

Penn Township

Picture Rocks Borough

Upper Fairfield Township

Washington Township

Wolfe Township

Population: 26,906


Senate: 23

House: 84

Projects: Road Material Bidding

Joint Road Crack Sealing

Equipment Show

Regional Police

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Western Clinton County COG

Contact: Jennifer Intallura

Address: 132 Pennsylvania Avenue

Renovo, PA 17764

Telephone: (570) 923-2204

Executive: Norris Houser, President


County: Clinton


Chapman Township

Leidy Townshp

Noyes Township

Renovo Borough

South Renovo Borough

Population: 3,516


Senate: 34

House: 76

Projects: Dry Fire Hydrants Project

Hose Ramps

Shared Equipment

Chipper Recycling Grant

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West Lycoming County COG

Contact: Judith D. Green

Address: 5 Schafer Lane

Jersey Shore, PA 17740

Telephone: (570) 398-4526

Executive: (Two Supervisors Oversee Organization on a Rotating Basis)


County: Lycoming


Nippenose Township

Porter Township

Population: 2,362


Senate: 23

House: 84

Projects: Communications Equipment

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SOMERSET

CAMBRIA

INDIANA

ARMSTRONG

BUTLER

BEAVER

ALLEGHENY

WASHINGTON

GREENE

FAYETTE

WESTMORELAND

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Allegheny Valley North COG

Contact: Thomas J. Benecki, Executive Director

Address: P. O. Box ll5

Cheswick, PA l5024

Telephone: (412) 826-5170

Fax: (412) 826-5169


Executive: Walter Thompson, President


County: Allegheny

Member Municipalities: 14 (+1 Water Authority)

Aspinwall Borough Harmar Township

Blawnox Borough Harrison Township

Brakenridge Borough Springdale Borough

Cheswick Borough Springdale Township

East Deer Township Tarentum Borough

Fawn Township Verona Borough

Frazer Township West Deer Township

Harrison Township Water Authority

Population: 54,590


Senate: 38, 40, 45

House: 21, 32, 33, 54


Shared Equipment

Grants Acquisition and Administration Program

Shared Services

Training for Municipal Employees

Hydroelectric Power Development on the Allegheny River

CDBG Administration

Alle-Kiski Coalition

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Beaver and Butler County COGs

Contact: Sharon A. Sambol, Executive Director

Address: 1700 Clark Boulevard

Aliquippa, PA 15001

Telephone: (724) 378-9087

Fax: (724) 378-1002

Executive: Dorothy Trimer, President


Counties: Beaver and Butler

Member Councils of Governments: 4 (+2 County Boards of Commissioners)

Beaver Butler

Beaver Valley COG Southwest Butler County COG

Southern Beaver Valley COG Butler County Commissioners

Upper Beaver Valley COG

Beaver County Commissioners

Population: 239,174


Senate: 21, 40, 46, 47

House: 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 46

Projects: Legislative and Information Clearinghouse

Regional Police Network

Staff Development and Training Seminar Presentations

CDL Drug and Alcohol Testing Consortium

Joint Commodities Bidding, Twice Annually

Grant Preparation Technical Assistance

Shared Financial Coordinator

Web Site Development

Electricity Consortium

Fair Housing Office, Beaver County

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Beaver Valley COG



Aliquippa, PA 15001

Telephone: (724) 378-9087

Fax: (724) 378-1002

Executive: Carol Sambol, President


County: Beaver

Member Municipalities: 15 (+3 School Districts)

Aliquippa City Freedom Borough

Ambridge Area School District Harmony Township

Ambridge Borough Hopewell Area School District

Baden Borough Hopewell Township

Center Township Monaca Borough

Conway Borough New Sewickley Township

East Rochester Borough Rochester Borough

Economy Borough Rochester Township

Freedom Area School District South Heights Borough

Population: 87,085


Senate: 47

House: l4, l5, l6

Projects: Regional Police Network


Staff Development and Training Seminar Presentation

CDL Drug and Alcohol Consortium


Peer to Peer Study Shared Recreation Director

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Cambria-Somerset COG

Contact: Robert M. Fedore, Director

Address: Cambria - Somerset COG

938 Mount Airy Drive, Suite 101

Johnstown, PA 15904

Telephone: (814) 266-3070

Fax: (814) 266-5604


Executive: Robert M. Fedore, Director


Counties: Cambria and Somerset


Cambria County

Allegheny Township Lilly Borough

Asheville Borough Lorain Borough

Blacklick Township Loretto Borough

Brownstown Borough Lower Yoder Township

Carrolltown Borough Middle Taylor Township

Cassandra Borough Munster Township

Chest Township Nanty Glo Borough

Chest Springs Borough Northern Cambria Borough

Clearfield Township Patton Borough

Conemaugh Township Portage Borough

Cresson Borough Reade Township

Cresson Township Richland Township

Croyle Township Sankertown Borough

Dale Borough Scalp Level Borough

Daisytown Borough South Fort Borough

Dean Township Southmont Borough

East Carroll Township Stonycreek Township

East Conemaugh Borough Summerhill Borough

East Taylor Township Summerhill Township

Ebensburg Borough Susquehanna Township

Ehrenfield Borough Tunnelhill Borough

Elder Township Upper Yoder Township

Ferndale Borough Vintondale Borough

Franklin Borough Washington Township

Gallitzin Borough West Carroll Township

Gallitzin Township West Taylor Township

Geistown Borough Westmont Borough

Hastings Borough White Township

Johnstown City Wilmore Borough

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Somerset County

Benson Borough

Central City Borough

Paint Borough

Shade Township

Windber Borough

Population: 139,679


Senate: 35, 41

House: 62, 69, 71, 72, 73



Major Equipment Sharing and Joint Ownership

Municipal Personnel Classification Study

Flood Recovery and Prevention

Urban Redevelopment

Storm Water Management

Refuse Collection and Disposal Study

Countywide Contractor Licensing

Sharing of Student Interns

Cable TV Franchise Agreement

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Central Westmoreland COG

Contact: George Valmassoni, Executive Director


Manor, PA l5665

Telephone: (724) 863-8016

Fax: (724) 863-8042

President: Bob Eathorne


County: Westmoreland

Member Municipalities: 21 (+1county + PennDOT District 12-5)

Adamsburg Borough North Irwin Borough

Hempfield Township Penn Borough

Irwin Borough Penn Township

Jeannette City PennDOT District 12-5

Lower Burrell City Sewickley Township

Manor Borough Scottdale Borough

Mt. Pleasant Borough South Greensburg Borough

Mt. Pleasant Township Southwest Greensburg Borough

New Kensington City Trafford Borough

New Stanton Borough Youngwood Borough

North Belle Vernon Borough Westmoreland County

North Huntington Township

Population: 179,037


Senate: 32, 39, 40, 41, 45

House: 25, 52, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59

Projects: Vehicle Contracts

NIKE Site Acquisition

Salt Contract

20 Acres for Training

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Char-West COG

Contact: George Scarborough, Executive Director

Address: One Glass Street

Carnegie, PA l5l06

Telephone: (412) 279-3333

Fax: (412) 276-4644

Executive: John Posteraro, President


County: Allegheny


Bridgeville Borough Moon Township

Carnegie Borough Neville Township

Collier Township North Fayette Township

Coraopolis Borough Oakdale Borough

Crafton Borough Pennsbury Village Borough

Crescent Township Robinson Township

Findlay Township Rosslyn Farms Borough

Green Tree Borough South Fayette Township

Ingram Borough Stowe Township

Kennedy Township Thornburg Borough

McKees Rocks Borough

Population: 132,111


Senate: 37, 42

House: 16, 27, 29, 42, 44, 45

Projects: Computerized Information Center

Computerized COG Office

Airport Growth Planning

Microfilm Services

CDBG Administration

Solid Waste Disposal Study

Joint Purchasing Council

Credit Union

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Cross Creek Valley Regional Planning Commission

Contact: William Dinsmore, Chairman

Address: 28 Clark Avenue

Avella, PA l5312

Telephone: (724) 587-3442

Fax: (724) 587-3672

Executive: William Dinsmore, Chairman

Organized: 1976 (Re-organized) Federal I.D. #25-1328897

County: Washington


Cross Creek Township

Hopewell Township

Independence Township

Jefferson Township

Mt. Pleasant Township

Population: 8,993


Senate: 46

House: 46

Projects: Joint Equipment and Materials Purchase

Parent Group - Community Development Corporation

Working on Grid Map

Joint Purchase - Tractor and Boom Mower

Paver and Roller

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Indiana-Westmoreland County COG

Contact: Cynthia Rupert


Avonmore, PA 15618

Telephone: (724) 697-5453

Fax: (724) 697-5463

Executive: Ronald Bolen, Chairman

Organized: 1996 Federal I.D. # N/A

Counties: Indiana and Westmoreland


Indiana County Westmoreland County

Blairsville Borough Avonmore Borough

Burrell Township Bell Township

Clymer Borough Cook Township

Conemaugh Borough Derry Borough

East Wheatfield Township Derry Township

Homer City Borough Latrobe City

Saltsburg Borough Ligonier Borough

Ligonier Township

Loyalhanna Township

New Alexandria Borough

Population: 60,699


Senate: 32, 39, 41

House: 55, 59, 60, 62


Street Signs

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The Mon Valley Progress Council

Contact: Joseph P. Kirk, Executive Director

Address: 35 Donner Avenue, Suite 410

Monessen, PA l5062

Telephone: (724) 684-3381

Fax: (724) 684-5113

Executive: Frank Irey, Jr., President


Counties: Allegheny, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland


Allegheny County California Borough

Forward Township Carroll Township

Charleroi Borough

Fayette County Coal Center Borough

Belle Vernon Borough Donora Borough

Brownsville Borough Dunlevy Borough

Brownsville Township Elco Borough

Fayette City Borough Fallowfield Township

Newell Borough Finleyville Borough

Washington Township Jefferson Township

Long Branch Borough

Westmoreland County Monongahela City

Monessen City New Eagle Borough

North Belle Vernon Borough North Charleroi Borough

Rostraver Township Roscoe Borough

Smithton Borough Speers Borough

West Newton Borough Stockdale Borough

Twilight Borough

Washington County Union Township

Allenport Borough West Brownsville Borough

Bentleyville Borough West Pike Run Township

Population: 92,230


Senate: 32, 39, 45, 46,

House: 39, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 58

Projects: Problem Solving Task Force

Advocacy of the Mon Valley Fayette Expressway

Business Assistance Services

Community Development Projects

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North Hills COG

Contact: Wayne Roller, Executive Director

Address: North Point Office Park

9800 McKnight Road

Suite 325-A

Pittsburgh, PA 15237-6005

Telephone: (412) 367-9109

Fax: (412) 367-9279

Executive: James Reid Jr., President

Incorporated: 1968 Federal I.D. #25-1565094

County: Allegheny


Bradford Woods Borough O’Hara Township

Etna Borough Ohio Township

Fox Chapel Borough Pine Township

Franklin Park Borough Reserve Township

Hampton Township Richland Township

Indiana Township Ross Township

Marshall Township Shaler Township

McCandless Township Sharpsburg Borough

Millvalle Borough West View Borough

Population: l91,145


Senate: 38, 40, 42

House: 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 33

Projects: Equipment Sharing


Sewer Vactor Program

Multi-Municipal Lease Composting Program

CDL Drug and Alcohol Random Testing

Administration of Various Federal and State Programs

Electric Choice

C.A.T.V. - Model Franchise Agreement

C.A.T.V. - Model R.O.W. Ordinance

Multi-Municipal Street Sweeping Bid

Multi-Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Contract

Multi-Municipal Road Salt Contract

Municipal Member Salary Survey

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Quaker Valley COG

Contact: John Jakiela, Executive Director

Address: 620 California Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA l5202

Telephone: (412) 766-7458

Fax: (412) 766-1066

Executive: Bruce Tindle, President


County: Allegheny


Aleppo Township Glenfield Borough

Avalon Borough Haysville Borough

Bell Acres Borough Klibuck Township

Bellevue Borough Leet Township

Ben Avon Borough Leetsdale Borough

Edgeworth Borough Osborne Borough

Emsworth Borough Sewickley Borough

Population: 31,035


Senate: 42

House: 16, 29, 45


Sewer Maintenance Vactor

CDBG Program Administration

Crack Sealer

Yearly Recycling Day

Joint Refuse Bid 2001

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South Hills Area COG

Contact: Stanley Louis Gorski, Executive Director

Address: 794 Washington Road

Pittsburgh, PA l5228-2021

Telephone: (412) 341-3750

Fax: (412) 344-9971


Web site: http//:trfn.clpgh.org/shacog

Executive: Walter C. Sackinsky, President


County: Allegheny


Baldwin Borough Jefferson Hills Borough

Baldwin Township Mt. Lebanon Township

Bethel Park Borough Pleasant Hills Borough

Brentwood Borough Scott Township

Castle Shannon Borough South Park Township

Dormont Borough Upper St. Clair Township

Heidelberg Borough Whitehall Borough

Population: 202,556


Senate: 37, 43

House: 27, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42

Projects: SHACOG Purchasing Alliance

Solid Waste Collection Joint Bid

Telecommunications Franchising Authority Program

Cable TV Joint Rate Review Program


Energy Aggregation Program

Sewer Vactor and Camera Program

Annual Information Book

Leaf Composting Program

Training

SHACOG Federal Credit Union

Flood Mitigation Program

Municipal Pipe Lining Joint Bid

Program Coordinator: Municipal Bond Pool Program

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Southern Beaver Valley COG



Aliquippa, PA 15001

Telephone: (724) 378-9087

Fax: (724) 378-1002

Executive: Dorothy Trimer, President


County: Beaver


Greene Township Midland Borough

Hanover Township Midland School District

Independence Township Ohioville Borough

Industry Borough Potter Township

Raccoon Township

Population: 21,830


Senate: 46, 47

House: 15, 46

Projects: Recycling Program & Equipment

Joint Public Works Projects

Regional Police Network



CDL Drug and Alcohol Consortium


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Southwest Butler County COG



Aliquippa, PA 15001

Telephone: (724) 378-9087

Fax: (724) 378-1002

Executive: Bettelou Bertoncello, President


County: Butler


Buffalo Township Muddy Creek Township

Callery Borough Penn Township

Cranberry Township Saxonburg Borough

Evans City Borough Seven Fields Borough

Harmony Borough Slippery Rock Borough

Jackson Township Valencia Borough

Lancaster Township Zelienople Borough

Mars Borough Seneca Valley School District

Middlesex Township

Population: 65,997


Senate: 21, 40

House: 8, 11, 12

Projects: Regional Police Computer Network





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Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

Contact: Charles M. DiPietro, Acting Executive Director

Address: Suite 2500425 Sixth Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1573

Telephone: (412) 391-5590

Fax: (412) 391-9160

Executive: Tom Balya, Chairman


Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland

Member Municipalities: City of Pittsburgh

Population: Varies by project


Senate: Multiple by project

House: Multiple by project

Projects: County Services Workshop

Municipal Government Performance Testing

Municipal Direct Programs Assistance

Code Enforcement Handbook

Municipal Secretary’s Desk Reference Manual

Hiring Manual for Municipal Officials

Risk Management Handbook for Municipal Officials

LDD - Economic Development Programs

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Steel Valley Authority

Contact: Tom Croft, Executive Director

Address: 1 Library Place, Suite 201

Duquesne, PA 15110

Telephone: (412) 460-0488

Fax: (412) 460-0487

Executive: Wayne Donato, Chairman


County: Allegheny


Clairton City Munhall Borough

East Pittsburgh Borough Pittsburgh City

Glassport Borough Rankin Borough

Homestead Borough Swissvale Borough

McKeesport City Turtle Creek Borough

Duquesne City West Homestead Borough

Population: 417,510


Senate: 38, 42, 43, 45

House: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39

Project: Regional Planning

Economic Development

Industrial Development

Employee Ownerships (ESOP)

Business and Job Retention

Limited Investment

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Steel Valley COG

Contact: Sean Connors, Director

Address: 1705 Maple Street

Homestead, PA l5l20

Telephone: (412) 462-7600

Fax: (412) 462-3986

Executive: Raymond Bodner, President


County: Allegheny


Braddock Hills Borough

Clairton City

Dravosburg Borough

Duquesne City

Homestead Borough

Munhall Borough

West Elizabeth Borough

West Homestead Borough

Whitaker Borough

Population: 39,769


Senate: 43, 45

House: 35, 36, 38, 39


Regional Planning

Community Development Activities

Civil Construction and Contract Administration

Economic Development/Marketing

Shared Financial Management

Street Sweeping

Human Services Center


Shared Grant-Writing


GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

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Turtle Creek Valley COG

Contact: Norine Kelly, Executive Director

Address: Westinghouse Human Services Center

519 Penn Avenue

Turtle Creek, PA l5l45

Telephone: (412) 829-7722

Fax: (412) 829-2218

Web site: www.trfn.clpgh.org/tcvcog


Executive: Dennis Simon, Chairman


County: Allegheny


Braddock Borough Penn Hills Township

Chalfant Borough Pitcairn Borough

Churchill Borough Plum Borough

East McKeesport Borough Rankin Borough

East Pittsburgh Borough Swissvale Borough

Edgewood Borough Turtle Creek Borough

Forest Hills Borough Wall Borough

Monroeville Municipality Wilkins Township

North Braddock Borough Wilkinsburg Borough

North Versailles Township Wilmerding Borough

Population: 193,201


Senate: 38, 43, 45

House: 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35

Projects: Vactor Service - Sewer System Cleaning

TV Camera – Sewer Monitoring


Joint Public Works Program

Regional Computer Services System – Payroll, AP/GL, Sewer, Refuse, Water Billings

State Grant Administration

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Twin Rivers COG

Contact: Rosemary Bradley, Executive Director

Address: 3000 Lebanon Church Road

West Mifflin, PA l5l22

Telephone: (412) 466-7377

Fax: (412) 466-7378

Web site: http//:trfn.clpgh.org/trcog


Executive: Dolores Weinstein, President


Counties: Allegheny and Westmoreland


Allegheny County

Elizabeth Borough Port Vue Borough

Elizabeth Township South Versailles Township

Forward Township Versailles Borough

Glassport Borough West Mifflin Borough

Liberty Borough White Oak Borough

Lincoln Borough City of McKeesport

Westmoreland County

Madison Borough

West Newton Borough

Population: 92,937


Senate: 39, 45

House: 35, 38, 39, 58

Projects:

Regional Recreation Program (Shared Recreation Director)

Community and Economic Development Program Administration

Computer Technical Assistance and Management Support

Grant Writing and Administration

Regional Planning Program

Part-Time Employee Sharing Program

Agility Program Partnership (PennDOT, County and COG Municipalities)

Cable Franchising Authority and Rate Review Program

Joint Purchasing Alliance

Municipal Training Seminar Series

Police Firearms Certification and Training Facility

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Training Complex – K-9 Obstacle Course, Drivers Proficiency Course & Tactical Training Building

Shared Public Works Equipment Rental and Service Program

Recycling Billing, Collection and Marketing Program

Regional Leaf Composting Program

Snow Removal Program

Regional CDL Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

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Upper Beaver Valley COG



Aliquippa, PA 15001

Telephone: (724) 378-9087

Fax: (724) 378-1002

Executive: Frank Romanchak, President


County: Beaver

Member Municipalities: 23 (+5 School Districts)

Beaver Borough North Sewickley Township

Beaver Falls City Patterson Heights Borough

Big Beaver Borough Patterson Township

Bridgewater Borough Pulaski Township

Brighton Township South Beaver Township

Chippewa Township Vanport Township

Darlington Township West Mayfield Borough

Daugherty Township White Township

Fallston Borough Beaver Area School District

Franklin Township Big Beaver Falls School District

Koppel Borough Blackhawk School District

Marion Township New Brighton School District

New Brighton Borough Riverside School District

New Galilee Borough

Population: 70,262


Senate: 47

House: 10, 14, 15, 46

Projects: Regional Police Computer Network




Grants Preparation and Technical Assistance

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ERIE

WARREN

FOREST

McKEAN

POTTER

CAMERON

ELKVENANGO

MERCER

LAWRENCE

JEFFERSONCLEARFIELDCLARION

CRAWFORD

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East Erie County COG

Contact: Allen C. Ogden, Commissioner

Address: c/o Lawrence Park Township

4230 Iroquois Avenue

Erie, PA 16511

Telephone: (814) 899-2305

Fax: (814) 899-3227


Executive: Allen C. Ogden, President


(Lawrence Park Township)

County: Erie


Greene Township

Greenfield Township

Harborcreek Township

Lawrence Park Township

North East Borough

North East Township

Wesleyville Borough

Population: 41,823


Senate: 49, 50

House: 1, 4

Projects: Regional Communications Center

Joint Police and Fire Dispatching

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Erie Area COG

Contact: Edward Lesser

Address: Room 119, Erie County Courthouse

140 West 6th Street

Erie, PA 16501

Telephone: (814) 451-6011

Fax: (814) 451-7000

Executive: Edward Lesser, Administrator


County: Erie

Member Municipalities: 7 (+ 1 County)

Erie County

Erie City

Fairview Township

Harborcreek Township

Lawrence Park Township

Millcreek Township

Summit Township

Wesleyville Borough

Population: 194,358


Senate: 49

House: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5


Strategic Planning

Regional Government Opportunities Task Force

Joint Educational Activities

Greater Erie Guideways Sign System

Pennsylvania Construction Code Joint Building

Inspection & Administration Services

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French Creek COG

Contact: Alden Hills, Supervisor

Address: Vernon Township

16678 McMath Road

Meadville, PA 16335

Telephone: (814) 336-1026

Fax: (814) 336-5237


Executive: Alden Hills


Counties: Crawford


City of Meadville

West Mead Township

Vernon Township

Population: 24,411

Legislative Districts

Senate: 50

House: 6, 17


Regional Visioning, Planning & Community Development

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Lawrence County Regional COG

Contact: Robert Callen

Address: Lawrence County Government Center

430 Court Street

New Castle, PA 16101

Telephone: (724) 656-2459

Executive: Robert Callen


Counties: Lawrence


Bessemer Borough Perry Township

Ellport Borough Plain Grove Township

Ellwood City Borough Pulaski Township

Enon Valley Borough South New Castle Borough

Hickory Township Taylor Township

Mahoning Township Union Township

Neshannock Township Volant Borough

New Beaver Borough Wampum Borough

New Castle City Wayne Township

New Wilmington Borough Wilmington Township

North Beaver Township Lawrence County

Population: 79,572

Legislative Districts

Senate: 21, 47

House: 9, l0


Joing Road Signing

Joint Code Enforcement Planning

Equipment Sharing

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Mercer County Regional COG

Contact: James A. DeCapua, Executive Director

Address: 2495 Highland Road

Hermitage, PA 16148

Telephone: (724) 981-1561

Fax: (724) 981-2639

Executive: Fred Hoffman, President

Organized: 1971

County: Mercer Federal I.D. #25-1231743


Clark Borough Mercer Borough

Delaware Township Mercer County

Farrell City Pymatuning Township

Findley Township Sharon City

Fredonia Borough Sharpsvile Borough

Greene Township Shenango Township

Greenville Borough South Pymatuning Township

Hempfield Township West Middlesex Borough

Hermitage City West Salem Township

Jackson Center Borough Wilmington Township

Jefferson Township Wheatland Borough

Lackawannock Township

Population: 82,300


Senate: 50

House: 7, 8, 10, 17

Projects: Shenango Valley Shuttle Service (public fixed route bus service)

Mercer County Community Transit (public para-transit bus service)

Mercer County Visitors Center and Shenango Valley Transit Center

Shenango Valley Animal Shelter (animal control facility)

Chestnut Run Swim Beach (public bathing beach facility)

Lackawannock-Shenango-West Middlesex Community Swimming Pool

Shenango Valley Softball Recreational Complex

Joint Municipal “Circuit Riding” Regional Parks and Recreation Specialist

Joint Municipal “Circuit Riding” Regional Computer Systems Technician

Joint Municipal Purchasing Program

Shenango Valley Regional Jail/Lock Up

Administrative services to the Southwest Mercer County Regional Police Department

Regional Lock-up to District Justice Offices - “Computerized” Video Prisoner Arraignment Project

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Installation of “Mobile Computers” into patrol vehicles of thirteen COG member Police Departments

Joint Municipal TV Sewerline Inspection and Sewer-jet Cleaning Project

Insect Spraying/Weed Control Project

Joint Police and Fire Mutual Aid Agreements

Joint Municipal Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Program

Joint Municipal Cable TV Regulatory Advisory Board

Joint Competitive Bidding/Contracting:

- Municipal Traffic Signal Maintenance

- Tax Collector/Public Official Fidelity Bonds

- Sewage Sludge Dewatering/Disposal Service

- Garbage/Soil Waste Collection and Recycling Services

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Northwest PA Tri-County COG

Contact: Andrew P. Palczer

Address: 85 Airport Road

Corry, PA 16407

Telephone: (814) 664-2648

Fax: (814) 664-4610


Executive: Andrew P. Palczer


Counties: Erie


Amity Township

Concord Township

Corry City

Union Township

Union City Borough

Venango Township

Wayne Township

Wattsburg Borough

Erie County

Population: 18,882


Senate: 25, 49, 50

House: 1, 3, 4, 5

Projects Joint Comprehensive Planning

Regional Transportation Needs Assessment

Water & Sewer Planning

Joint Building Code Enforcement Planning

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Oil Creek Region COG

Contact: Lou Pritchard, Secretary

Address: Cranberry Township Municipal Building

P. O. Box 378

Seneca, PA 16346

Telephone: (814) 676-8812

Fax: (814) 677-4992

Executive: Frank Machkas, President


Counties: Crawford, Venango and Warren


Crawford County Venango County

Oil Creek Township Cooperstown Borough

Titusville City Cornplanter Township

Cranberry Township

Warren County Franklin City

Southwest Township Jackson Township

Oil City

Pine Grove Township

Pleasantville Borough

President Township

Richland Township

Sandy Lake Township

Victory Township

Population: 44,921


Senate: 21, 25, 50

House: 6, 64, 65

Projects: Joint Planning

Recycling Promotion

Joint Purchasing

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Tuna Valley COG

Contact: Tom Brown, Sec./Tres.

Address: c/o Lewis Run Borough

Lewis Run, PA 16738

Telephone: (814) 368-4224

Executive: James Cooder, President


County: McKean


Bradford City

Bradford Township

Foster Township

Lewis Run Borough

Bradford Area School District

Population: 19,134


Senate: 25

House: 67

Projects: Flood Control Planning

Joint Comprehensive Planning

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Union Area COG

Contact: Colleen Wiser, Sec./Tres.


Sligo, PA 16255

Telephone: (814) 745-225

Executive: Charles Marsh


(Sligo Borough)

County: Clarion


Madison Township

Piney Township

Rimersburg Borough

Sligo Borough

Population: 3,737


Senate: 21

House: 63

Projects: Administers Pool/Park Complex

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Warren County Intergovernmental Co-op

Contact: David Martin

Address: Allegheny Coupling Co.

419 Third Ave., P. O. Box 708

Warren, PA 16365

Telephone: (814) 723-8150 ext.205

Fax: (814) 723-8400

Executive: None

Organized: 1996 Federal ID #: n/a

County: Warren


Brokenstraw Township Pine Grove Township

Clarendon Borough Pleasant Township

Cherry Grove Township Sheffield Township

Conewago Township Watson Township

Elk Township Youngsville Borough

Glade Township Warren City

Mead Township Warren County

Population: 32,738


Senate: 25

House: 65

Projects Joint Purchasing

Joint Planning

Legislative Issue Advocacy

Regional Issue Advocacy

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