Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Multiannual Investment Programme,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• community is in a good situation;
• low business activity costs (including taxes);
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Town Office;
• modern, well managed Community (ISO Certificate):
  • Town Office;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• service is provided in the following languages:
  • English,
  • German;
• well qualified and competent 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;
• cultural and business relations with foreign partners in the framework of partner towns;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the West;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Berlin, Szczecin;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of cargo airport in: Berlin;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Szczecin-Goleniów;
• near a border crossing point for car traffic;
• near a tourist border crossing point;
• near a border crossing point for pedestrian traffic;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Kostrzyn n/O;

Environment:

• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • lakes,
  • forests,
  • rivers,
  • tourist routes,
  • water routes,
  • nature reserves;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• areas of protected nature;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.debno.pl,
  • www.biblioteka.debno.com.pl;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• opportunities for water sports - technical and tourist facilities:
  • canoeing;
• horse studs - opportunities for horse riding and other forms of horse tourism;
• tourist routes of varying difficulty - opportunities for hiking;
• excellent fishing grounds - important angling resources;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • hall,
  • performance and sports halls;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 7,
  • lower secondary schools: 4;
• dense network of secondary schools - number of schools: 3;
• branches of universities in the town/community area:
  • Szczecin University;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Gorzów Wielkopolski,
  • Słubice,
  • Szczecin;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• inhabitants await new investment;

Technical Infrastructure:

• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 30% of community investment,
  • water available in 100% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 100% 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;
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• good road infrastructure:
  • national roads network,
  • regional roads network,
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• Business Centre acting in support of local entrepreneurship;
• the district features:
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• diversified structure of business entities;
• dense trade network;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• access to railway with a siding;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Mining and quarrying;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• 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;
• professional portfolio of investment areas;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• 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;

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