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Dec 11, 2003

At its Annual Meeting held in December at the National Press Club, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) announced Corporate Officers for 2004 . Robert Dorsey, a member of the Rockville City Council will serve as president; Penelope Gross, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Kelvin Robinson, chief of staff for the District of Columbia, are vice presidents; and Michael Knapp from the Montgomery County Council is secretary/treasurer.

Nov 5, 2003

Earlier this fall, the Washington Area Housing Trust Fund approved its first loan. The Island Walk Cooperative, a 102-unit limited equity Section 8 cooperative in Reston, VA, has received $150,000 for predevelopment of the property. Originally developed by Fairfax County in 1979, and controlled by its Board of Directors, the complex has seen substantial deterioration in recent years.

Oct 29, 2003

The Police Chiefs Committee of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) today presented awards to local law enforcement officials for their outstanding leadership in pioneering innovative training techniques.

Oct 20, 2003

Commuter Connections, a free service offering alternative commuting options for the metropolitan region, has launched an aggressive mass marketing campaign to promote the use of mass transit, ridesharing, and telecommuting as alternatives to commuting alone by car.

Oct 15, 2003

Metropolitan Washington’s regional transportation planning agency today voted to move forward with long-debated plans to connect two of the region’s most traveled highways.

Sep 15, 2003

Rockville Councilmember Bob Dorsey has become president pro tem of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments effective Sept. 12. Dorsey, who had served as vice president, succeeds John Koskinen, who stepped down from his role as COG president upon leaving his post as the District of Columbia’s deputy mayor and city administrator.

Sep 12, 2003

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation of Maryland has awarded $120,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to support the Potomac Regional Education Partnership (PREP).

Sep 3, 2003

Health officials in the National Capital Region recently approved a plan for coordinating West Nile virus (WNV) response. The plan is available on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) website at https://www.mwcog.org/services/health/westnileinfo/ . The plan’s release coincides with the seasonal increase in positive WNV reports (mosquito pools, horses, birds, and humans), and the increased need for cooperative mosquito control efforts by public health officials and the publi​

Aug 13, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC), the regional air quality planning committee in the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area, recently approved a regional plan that it will submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a step toward complying with federal clean air standards.​

Jul 1, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and Howard University’s School of Education will sponsor a federally funded initiative to provide 300 new teachers to public schools in the metropolitan Washington area by recruiting and training recent non- education track college graduates and mid-career professionals.