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;
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
• low rate of registered unemployment;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Town and Municipality 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;
• tax exemptions;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Poznań, Września;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Poznań, Września, Środa Wielkopolska, Kostrzyn Wielkopolski, Gniezno;

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;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • lakes,
  • forests,
  • tourist routes,
  • landscape parks,
  • nature reserves;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• building material deposits;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
  • www.nekla.pl/informator/turystyka.php;
• buildings of historical, cultural and religious interest (monuments):
  • www.nekla.pl/informator/turystyka.php,
  • www.oledry.nekla.pl/;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• 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;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 3,
  • lower secondary schools: 3;
• 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 working standards;
• high income per capita;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;

Technical Infrastructure:

• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 50% of community investment,
  • water available in 90% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 20% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 100% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 60% 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;
• high-pressure gas pipe accessible;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• organised waste management (own rubbish dump and waste segregation);
• sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
• good road infrastructure:
  • international road,
  • national roads network,
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• the district features:
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• 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;
• large labour market;
• dense trade network;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• access to railway with a siding;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Mining and quarrying;
  • Processing industry:
    • Manufacture of wood, wood products, straw and wicker products,
    • Manufacture of rubber and plastic goods,
    • Manufacture of furniture; other manufacturing;

Investment:

• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 30%;
• 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;
• professional portfolio of investment areas;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• investment areas in attractive locations;
• favourable conditions for housing development;
• favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
• excellent natural conditions for tourism and recreation or accommodation activities;
• positive attitude towards investment;

Agriculture:

• modern agricultural practices (technologically advanced agriculture);
• favourable conditions for ecological farm practices;
• vast areas of arable land;
• markets for agriculture products located in the vicinity;

community photo