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MCAG is an association of city and county governments, with members who meet to solve regional problems such as transportation, solid waste, and air quality. This Association of Governments is where the cities and the county come together as equal partners to solve problems that can only be accomplished by working together.
Joe Oliveira , Chair
MCAG Governing Board
In my year as Chair of the MCAG Governing Board, I'd like to continue the course my predecessor set out, one of cooperation and collaboration. MCAG is the one organization where city and county leaders can get together to discuss and solve issues that are important to us as a region.
We continue to build positive relationships with each other. It's very important to the residents of Merced County that their elected officials work well together and work efficiently. Meeting as an MCAG Board helps us pay more attention to the larger picture: how to support each other, how to work with our neighboring cities and counties, and how Merced County fits into the goals for the entire San Joaquin Valley.
We concentrate on transportation, transit, and solid waste, but we have to make those decisions with a knowledge of how they will affect air quality, water, the environment, economic development, and other considerations. Merced County is changing. We are growing. There is no turning back the clock. Instead, we have to act wisely to deal with the changes in front of us.
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