The Buildable Square
The Buildable Square An Innovative Way to protect Inland Wetlands and Reduce System Failures The Buildable Square – An Innovative Way to Protect Inland Wetlands …
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Flood Prevention Zoning Strategies
Flooding in Connecticut: A Status Report on Municipal Flood Prevention Standards The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires local governments to participate in a federal …
Data Campaign
WestCOG Data Campaign Each Spring WestCOG launches a Data Campaign to collect the latest in planning data from its member municipalities in one shot. Collected …
Solar Zoning Strategies
Solar Zoning Strategies The report provides a blueprint for developing solar-conscious land use practices to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In 2022, the Connecticut legislature …
Zoning Strategy. Riparian Corridor Protections
WestCOG is pleased to release a report titled “The Case for Riparian Corridor Protections: Zoning Strategies to Reduce Pollution of Inland Waters and Resultant Hypoxia …
Riparian Corridor Protections Zoning Strategies
Riparian Corridor Protections Zoning Strategies Following an explosion in scientific evidence pointing to the importance of riparian buffers as a means to reduce nonpoint source …
Flood Prevention Zoning Strategies
Flood Prevention Zoning Strategies The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires local governments to participate in a federal flood prevention program to make homeowners eligible …
Wireless Telecommunications
Wireless Telecommunications WestCOG explored landuse planning regarding wireless telecommunications by convening a taskforce which led to the development of a Wireless Telecommunications Recommendations Report. The …