Active Projects
Housing Needs Assessment
The NVCOG creates Housing Needs Assessments (HNA) to assist its member municipalities in better understanding their housing stock by estimating housing gaps and surpluses and household cost burden.
Naugatuck Valley Regional Plan of Conservation and Development
The NVCOG is developing its first Naugatuck Valley Regional Plan of Conservation and Development (NVRPOCD). The Plan will guide regional planning priorities and will be considered when reviewing local, regional, and state initiatives.
NVCOG Equity Explorer
The NVCOG Equity Explorer is a unified platform for tracking socioeconomic and environmental indicators to ensure that fairness, justice, and sustainability remain essential components in all decision-making processes.
Regional Housing Profile
The NVCOG completed the organization’s first Regional Housing Profile (RHP) in 2022. The Regional Housing Profile compiles data from all 19 communities in the region to create a regional overview of housing trends and provide strategies for improving housing stock and housing affordability.
Statutory Land Use Referrals
The State of Connecticut mandates that municipalities refer specific proposals to amend and/or establish zoning maps and regulations, subdivision plans, and Plans of Conservation and Development to the regional council of governments for advisory review.