Economic & Community Development
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, regional economic data, housing, and the revolving loan fund.
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About EMCOG
The East Michigan Council of Governments is the regional planning agency for 14 counties in east central Michigan and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
What a council of governments does
Regional planning work does not fit inside a single county line. Freight moves across the whole region; a watershed does not stop at a township boundary; federal economic development money is awarded against a regional strategy, not fourteen separate ones. EMCOG exists to hold that shared work, so member governments get planning capacity they would otherwise each have to staff alone.
Program areas
Transportation Planning
Rural Task Force and Small Urban programs, regional traffic safety, asset management, the M-15 Pure Michigan Byway, and non-motorized planning.
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Planning Services
Hazard mitigation, master plans and zoning, recreation plans, wildfire protection plans, and the Redevelopment Ready Communities program.
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Regional Food Systems
The EMCOG Regional Food Guide, community supported agriculture, and local gardening resources.
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Data Hub & Maps
GIS data for the 14-county region, demographic and livability facts, and economic forecasts through 2045.
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Governance
EMCOG is governed by a Full Council of representatives from its member governments, and the Full Council meets in public. Its officers make up the Executive Committee, and standing committees take on specific work such as the regional economic development strategy. What each committee does.
Officers and Executive Committee
1st Vice Chairperson
Vacant
2nd Vice Chairperson
Robert (Bob) Balzer
Gladwin County
Secretary
Mary Catherine Hannah
Saginaw County
Treasurer
Shannon Sirpilla
City of Beaverton
Membership
Membership is voluntary. Counties, cities, villages and townships in the region can join, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is a member.