Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Local Development Plan,
  • 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;

Office:

• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• 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;
• legal and economic measures for attracting investment;
• cultural and business relations with foreign partners in the framework of partner towns;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;
• thriving Community Information Centre;

Location:

• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Olsztyn, Ostróda;
• attractive geographical location for tourism-related activity;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Olsztyn, Ostróda;

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;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • lakes,
  • forests,
  • rivers,
  • tourist routes,
  • nature reserves;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• building material deposits;
• rich deposits of therapeutic peat;
• mild climate;
• areas of protected nature;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
  • www.lukta.com.pl;
• horse studs - opportunities for horse riding and other forms of horse tourism;
• excellent fishing grounds - important angling resources;
• excellent hunting grounds - organised hunting events;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• numerous accommodation facilities of varying standards;
• well-developed hotel and tourist services network;
• well-developed agricultural tourism;
• high standard agricultural tourism services;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 2,
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Olsztyn;
• 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:

• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• 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;
• representatives of various denominations coexist in harmony;
• cultural diversity;
• thriving rural women associations;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • water available in 90% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 90% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 70% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 90% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 90% of community investment;
• vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
• low costs of business activity - low costs of technical utilities;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
• 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;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• dynamic enterprise growth;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• dense trade network;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• favourable conditions for the development of spa, therapeutic and tourism-related activities;
• 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: 2%;
• 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;
• vast reserves of investment areas, i.e.: 424 ha, przeznaczone pod:
  • services,
  • individual housing,
  • hotels and tourism-related facilities,
  • food processing facilities;
• 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;
• existing resources for the development of food processing plants;

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;
• large scale pig farms;
• high ecological quality of agriculture products;
• traditional crops:
  • tobacco;

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