NECCOG's Oct. 23, 2026 agenda included CTDOT-submitted STIP amendments identifying three projects: Air Line Trail reconstruction ($4,330,200, FHWA), installation of variable message signs ($20,046,000, FHWA), and a CTDOT/WRTD facility rehab/expansion ($49,000,000, FTA Low-No). The items were listed for review.

The ruins of the settlement that later grew into Pomfret, along with the old cemetery used by the small settlement, hide in the CT woods but hold many surprises for those who take the time to find them. Reports include human voices, animal sounds, children’s’ laughter, sightings of a baby reclining in the branches of   |Read More

On Feb. 7, 2019, the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG) board voted to accept a Feb. 5 investigation report by Attorney Kristi Kelly into four written complaints about personnel matters, workplace environment and alleged mistreatment of animals; the motion passed with one negative vote by Mr. Seney. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is separately investigating the animal-related complaints.

In 2013 NECCOG approved membership and fee waivers for towns including Scotland, Hampton, Chaplin and Voluntown, and members discussed outreach to surrounding towns about joining the NECCOG planning region.

NECCOG members heard a December presentation from State Police officers about consolidation of dispatch operations and voiced concerns about potential delays, unfamiliar dispatchers, and understaffing; at least one town passed a resolution opposing the consolidation.

NECCOG approved several STIP amendments across 2013 (ADA sidewalk ramps, traffic signal projects, bus facility and signal projects) and recorded a NECTD ridership record of 362 passengers in one day as part of ongoing transit discussions.

NECCOG members selected a consultant to assist with a Paramedic Intercept study and voted to maintain a $10 dispatch fee after presentations by ambulance providers; an RFP for a consultant had a July 11 deadline.

Throughout 2013 Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments members debated state regionalism proposals and an OPM boundary study that could merge COGs; NECCOG held special meetings, invited neighboring towns, and endorsed efforts to shape the proposed reconfiguration.