The Centre Region Council of Governments is a voluntary association of State College Borough and the townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris and Patton. It was established in 1969 to provide cost effective and high quality public services. The COG's service area is about 150 square miles with a population of 97,000 residents. The COG is comprised of the Office of Administration, Centre Region Code Agency, Centre Region Parks and Recreation, Centre Region Emergency Management, Centre Regional Planning Agency, Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO), Regional Fire Protection Program, Refuse and Recycling Program and the Schlow Centre Region Library.