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| High Country Council of Governments
is the multi-county planning and development agency
for the seven northwestern North Carolina counties
of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes,
and Yancey. The Council of Governments, which is
a cooperative extension of local governments, is
one of 17 multi-county planning organizations in
the State and operates in accordance with the North
Carolina General Statutes. |
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| The Council was designated by
the NC Dept. of Administration in 1974 to be the
Lead Regional Organization for the area. It was
designated as a Local Development District by the
Appalachian Regional Commission in July of 1974.
The US Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration
designated the Council as an Economic Development
District in March of 1976. The Council is a designated
Area Agency on Aging, the designated agency for
Rural Transportation Planning (RPO), and also acts
as a Local Area under the Workforce Investment Act.
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