Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Local Development Plan,
  • Multiannual Investment Programme,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• favourable economic and social conditions;
• community is in a good situation;
• increasing share of community′s own revenues;
• dynamic development of the community, as evidenced by increasing budget revenues;
• low labour costs;
• low business activity costs (including taxes);
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
• participates in numerous competitions that confirm high standards of its service;
• takes actions to prevent corruption among local government officials;
• low rate of registered unemployment;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Community Office;
• modern, well managed Community (ISO Certificate):
  • Community Office;
• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• service is provided in the following languages:
  • English,
  • German,
  • Russian;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• over 50% of staff have a higher education diploma;
• wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
• tax exemptions;
• clear and stable rules regulating tax reliefs for investors;
• legal and economic measures for attracting investment;
• radio, TV and press coverage of local business initiatives;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;
• thriving Community Information Centre;

Location:

• advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the East;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Lublin, Świdnik;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of cargo airport in: Warszawa;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Warszawa;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of sports and leisure airport in: Świdnik;
• attractive geographical location for tourism-related activity;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;

Environment:

• unpolluted environment: green enclave, clean water and air;
• clean environment;
• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• there is no industry harmful to the environment;
• environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • forests,
  • tourist routes,
  • water routes,
  • botanical gardens;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• mild climate;
• areas of protected nature;
• natural features of historic importance;
• rich flora and fauna unique to the community area;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
  • www.wolka.lubelskie.pl;
• tourist routes of varying difficulty - opportunities for hiking;
• excellent fishing grounds - important angling resources;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • hall;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 5,
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Lublin,
  • Chełm,
  • Zamość;
• well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• well-qualified teaching staff;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• extensive network of kindergartens and creches;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• well-educated society;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• high working standards;
• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• high share of inhabitants with university or secondary school diploma;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• particular care for public safety;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• inhabitants are oriented towards new and innovative social and economic measures;
• thriving rural women associations;

Technical Infrastructure:

• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 71% of community investment,
  • water available in 97% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 41% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 100% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 100% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 50% of community investment;
• two-way gas supply;
• high-pressure gas pipe accessible;
• organised waste management (own rubbish dump and waste segregation);
• good road infrastructure:
  • national roads network,
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• high absorption capacity of the market;
• dense trade network;
• well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
• a large number of Polish enterprises;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 98%;
• level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
• high standards of spatial planning;
• community assistance in providing access to public utility networks in investment areas;
• portfolio of investment areas includes community-owned plots;
• portfolio of investment areas includes private plots;
• portfolio of investment areas includes plots with complete technical infrastructure;
• wide and diversified promotion of investment areas;
• vast reserves of investment areas, i.e.: 203 ha, przeznaczone pod:
  • shopping centres,
  • industrial facilities,
  • services,
  • individual housing,
  • cooperative housing,
  • hotels and tourism-related facilities,
  • food processing facilities,
  • mining;
• attractive prices of land;
• favourable conditions for housing development;
• favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
• buildings available for adaptation by investors;

Agriculture:

• modern agricultural practices (technologically advanced agriculture);
• good situation of agriculture in the community;
• favourable conditions for ecological farm practices;
• climate with long vegetation period;
• markets for agriculture products located in the vicinity;
• large scale pig farms;
• high ecological quality of agriculture products;

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