Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Multiannual Investment Programme,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• favourable economic and social conditions;
• 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;
• low rate of registered unemployment;

Office:

• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• service is provided in the following languages:
  • English;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
• tax exemptions;
• clear and stable rules regulating tax reliefs for investors;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the West;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Poznań, Swarzędz;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Poznań-Ławica;
• near a border crossing point for car traffic;
• near a tourist border crossing point;
• near a border crossing point for pedestrian traffic;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Poznań;
• located in the agglomeration area of: Poznań-Powiat Poznański;

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;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• mild climate;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• opportunities for active participation in cultural events - cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums, etc.;
• buildings of historical, cultural and religious interest (monuments):
  • www.kleszczewo.pl/?a=2301,
  • www.powiat.poznan.pl/index.php?tpl=articles&id=30&gr=2&artcat=1,
  • /www.ofertyinwestycyjne.pl/szczegoly.php?/gmina/Poznanski/Kleszczewo,
  • www.wielkopolska-region.pl/index.php?aid=1109069346421b0e22be736;
• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.kleszczewo.pl;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• bicycle lanes: 20 km;
• culture and sports facilities hosting events at the:
  • national level;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • hall,
  • performance and sports halls;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• high standard agricultural tourism services;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 3,
  • lower secondary schools: 2;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Poznań;
• well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• positive birth rate;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• particular care for public safety;
• sustainable birth rate;
• positive migration balance;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• inhabitants are oriented towards new and innovative social and economic measures;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 99% of community investment,
  • water available in 100% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 10% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 100% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 100% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 100% of community investment;
• vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
• low costs of business activity - low costs of technical utilities;
• high-pressure gas pipe accessible;
• water supplied from two independent sources;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• organised waste management (own rubbish dump and waste segregation);
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
• good road infrastructure:
  • regional roads network,
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• the district features:
  • Customs Department,
  • Customs Agency,
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• diversified structure of business entities;
• high absorption capacity of the market;
• large market in the region;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 100%;
• 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;
• wide and diversified promotion of investment areas;
• vast reserves of investment areas, i.e.: 1024 ha, przeznaczone pod:
  • warehouses,
  • storage yards,
  • industrial facilities,
  • services,
  • individual housing,
  • cooperative housing,
  • hotels and tourism-related facilities,
  • food processing facilities,
  • other;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• investment areas in attractive locations;
• favourable conditions for housing development;
• favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
• favourable conditions for healthy and ecological food production;
• favourable conditions for the development of tourism-related activities and services;
• positive attitude towards investment;
• existing resources for the development of food processing plants;

Agriculture:

• modern agricultural practices (technologically advanced 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;
• 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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