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councils of governments  

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  • Councils of governments (COGs) are regional planning bodies that exist throughout the United States. Councils of governments (also called regional councils) are associations that consist of elected public officials that come from the major local governments within an urban or metropolitan area. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Councils of Governments]

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