Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) Revenue and Competitors

PPACG is a voluntary organization of local governments serving the Pikes Peak region’s cities, towns, and counties. The governing body of PPACG, the Board of Directors, is composed of elected officials appointed by the member governments. Current membership includes: El Paso County, Park County, Teller County, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Calhan, Alma, Fountain, Fairplay, Manitou Springs, Green Mountain Falls, Victor, Monument, Woodland Park, Palmer Lake, and Ramah PPACG provides a forum for local officials to identify regional problems and opportunities, develop solutions, and make recommendations to local governments on area-wide strategies to deal with those issues. PPACG can be a vehicle to ensure cooperative action in matters that cross local political boundaries. Such bodies have the advantage of being able to cover a wider range of area-wide issues and coordinate programs to avoid duplication and conflict. The regional approach offered by PPACG serves to facilitate state and federal funding for local programs and projects. PPACG has the following designations: • State-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Colorado Springs Urbanized Area • Older Americans Act Area Agency on Aging for the Pikes Peak region • Lead air-quality planning agency for the Pikes Peak region • Lead water-quality planning agency for the Pikes Peak region