Community strengths

Town/Community:

sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
- Local Development Plan,
- Multiannual Investment Programme;
favourable economic and social conditions;
community is in a good situation;
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;
takes actions to prevent corruption among local government officials;

Office:

Location:

conveniently located in the vicinity of: Łodzi, Zgierza;
conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Łódź-Lublinek;
conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
picturesque location of the community;
conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Łódź, Zgierz, Ozorków, Toruń, Gdańsk;

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;
tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
- forests,
- tourist routes,
- landscape parks;
mineral water deposits;
rich mineral water deposits;

Culture/sport/leisure:

buildings of historical, cultural and religious interest (monuments):
- www.ug-ozorkow.pl;
active Community Culture Centre;
bicycle lanes: 12 km;
horse studs - opportunities for horse riding and other forms of horse tourism;
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: 3;
easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
- Łódź,
- Zgierz;
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;
community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

Technical Infrastructure:

good technical infrastructure in the community:
- gas for technological and heating purposes available in 20% of community investment,
- water available in 100% of community investment,
- sewage system available in 20% 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;
operating rubbish dump at close distance;
organised waste management (own rubbish dump and waste segregation);
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;
the community features:
- Customs Agency;
the district features:
- Customs Agency,
- District Court,
- Revenue Office,
- District Authorities Office;
wide variety of insurance services;
wide variety of banking services;
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 labour market;
dense trade network;
well-organised healthcare system;
favourable conditions for the development of spa, therapeutic and tourism-related activities;
well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
a large number of Polish enterprises;
sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;

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;
large scale pig farms;
high ecological quality of agriculture products;