Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Multiannual Investment Programme;
• 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 business activity costs (including taxes);
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
• takes actions to prevent corruption among local government officials;

Office:

• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• 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;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;

Location:

• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Tarnów;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Kraków-Balice;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Tarnów;
• located in the agglomeration area of: Kraków-Rzeszów;

Environment:

• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• there is no industry harmful to the environment;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • forests,
  • tourist routes;
• geothermal water deposits;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• active Community Culture Centre;
• bicycle lanes: 25 km;
• tourist routes of varying difficulty - opportunities for hiking;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • performance and sports halls;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 6,
  • lower secondary schools: 3;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Tarnów,
  • Kraków,
  • Rzeszów;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• positive birth rate;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• particular care for public safety;
• positive migration balance;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• thriving rural women associations;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 100% of community investment,
  • water available in 50% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 70% 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;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• organised waste management (own rubbish dump and waste segregation);
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• good road infrastructure:
  • national roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• dynamic enterprise growth;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• diversified structure of business entities;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
• a large number of Polish enterprises;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Processing industry:
    • Manufacture of foods and beverages,
    • Manufacture of wood, wood products, straw and wicker products,
    • Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 1%;
• level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
• community assistance in providing access to public utility networks in investment areas;
• portfolio of investment areas includes private plots;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• investment areas in attractive locations;
• favourable conditions for housing development;
• favourable conditions for holiday housing development;
• favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
• favourable conditions for healthy and ecological food production;
• excellent natural conditions for tourism and recreation or accommodation activities;
• favourable conditions for the development of tourism-related activities and services;
• positive attitude towards investment;

Agriculture:

• good situation of agriculture in the community;
• favourable conditions for ecological farm practices;
• vast areas of arable land;
• high quality soil and favourable agroclimate conditions that enable diversified farm production, including most demanding plants;
• markets for agriculture products located in the vicinity;
• fruit farming in expansion;
• high ecological quality of agriculture products;

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