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;
community is in a good situation;
membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
takes actions to prevent corruption among local government officials;

Office:

all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
- Community 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;
radio, TV and press coverage of local business initiatives;
close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

Environment:

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,
- rivers,
- tourist routes,
- nature reserves;
access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
mineral water deposits;
areas of protected nature;
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.ug-bodzechow.neostrada.pl;
bicycle lanes: 96 km;
tourist routes of varying difficulty - opportunities for hiking;
excellent hunting grounds - organised hunting events;
specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
- hall;
sports fields and pitches open for all;
active sports clubs;
maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
- primary schools: 6,
- lower secondary schools: 2;
easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
- Ostrowiec Św.,
- Kielce,
- Lublin;
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:

inhabitants are willing to work;
high working standards;
high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
well-functioning social care facilities;
particular care for public safety;
positive migration balance;
welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
inhabitants await new investment;
inhabitants are oriented towards new and innovative social and economic measures;
thriving rural women associations;

Technical Infrastructure:

modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
good technical infrastructure in the community:
- gas for technological and heating purposes available in 30% of community investment,
- water available in 70% of community investment,
- sewage system available in 5% of community investment,
- electricity available in 100% of community investment,
- telephone available in 100% of community investment,
- Internet connection available in 70% of community investment;
vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
operating rubbish dump at close distance;
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:
- District Court,
- Revenue Office,
- District Authorities Office;
the district features:
- 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;
well-organised healthcare system;
active involvement of social organisations;
well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
access to railway with a siding;
sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;

Investment:

level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
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;
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:

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;
markets for agriculture products located in the vicinity;
large scale pig farms;
fruit farming in expansion;
high ecological quality of agriculture products;
traditional crops:
- buckwheat;

community photo