Contacting the MWVCOG

The MWVCOG is located in Salem, Oregon approximately in the middle of the Willamette Valley. Take a quick look below for information on who to contact about specific services or programs, or take a look at our staffing page. Our organizational chart is also online for your convenience.

• Public works project grant preparation and administration.
• Regional development program coordination and technical support:
  - Regional Strategies Program
  - Nonprofit Resource Center
  - Rural Investment Fund
• Small business development:
  - Loan packaging for business startup and expansion
  - Administration of community loan funds
• Community land use planning:
  - Zoning review
  - Development application review
  - Periodic review (comprehensive plans)
  - Water and sewer rate studies
  - SDC (systems development charge) analysis
  - ADA surveys
• Regional Planning:
  - Grand Ronde Regional Problem Solving
  - Willamette River Recreation Master Plan
  - Timber Initiative (economic displacement)

• SKATS (Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study)
  - Regional Transportation Systems Plan
  - Transportation Improvement Program
• Local transportation system plan preparation
• Traffic corridor planning
• Transportation demand modeling
• Air quality modeling
• Salem Passenger Rail Intermodal Facility Study
• Willamette River Crossing Capacity Study
• Bridgehead Engineering Study
• MWACT (Mid-Willamette Valley Area Commission on Transportation)

• Wetlands management
• Groundwater protection (wellhead; drinking water)
• Flood hazard mitigation; floodplain management

• Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping projects
• GIS implementation
• Web-based GIS mapping sites
• Webpage development and site hosting
• Census-based data services
• Custom data, GIS or mapping projects
• Street-naming coordination