About Us:

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a nonprofit association of 52 local governments, is dedicated to making the nine-county Denver region a great place to live, work and play.

DRCOG traces its roots to Feb. 15, 1955, when 39 Denver area elected officials and staff members met at the Denver Athletic Club. Denver's mayor at the time, Quigg Newton, invited them to the meeting "to consider a four-county district authority to plan for the development of the metropolitan area...and to meet the common problems that confront the four counties."

The next month, the Inter-County Regional Planning Association, DRCOG's predecessor, was created. Adams, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, and the City and County of Denver were charter members.

The organization changed its name to the Denver Regional Council of Governments in 1968.The organization is funded by membership dues and federal and state grants.

Vision Statement:

Enhancing and protecting quality of life in our region

Mission Statement:

DRCOG is a place where local officials can work together to solve the region's problems.