Jakość - Normalizacja - Certyfikacja
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20 czerwca 2007 r.
po polsku
The prize-winner of "Teraz Polska" competition ("Now Poland") in the category of communes
Now Lesznowola
A conversation with Maria Jolanta Batycka-Wąsik, village-mayor of Lesznowola commune
Lesznowola Commune,
is located in mazowieckie province, 17 km away from the centre of Warsaw and 6 km from Piaseczno. It takes the area of 6917 ha and numbers about 15 thousands of inhabitants (registered permanently). The pace of Lesznowola commune development has been noticed and awarded for many times. Only in 2004/2006 the Commune obtained many distinctions and certificates awarded by external experts, e.g. it received the diploma and certificate of "Przejrzysta Gmina" (Clear Commune), "Gmina Fair Play" (Fair Play Commune), "Profesjonalna Gmina Przyjazna Inwestorom" (Professional Commune Friendly to Investors), "Gmina Przyjazna Oświacie" (The Commune Education Friendly), "Gmina Przyjazna Środowisku" (the Commune Environment Friendly), "Złoty Laur Edukacji Samorządowej"(a Golden Laures of Council Education). The commune was included in the "Złota Setka Samorządów" (Gold Hundred of Local Authorities) with a very high position. Additionally, Lesznowola in the published by "Wspólnota" rating showing the level of life in rural communes, got the fifth position in the whole country, and in the rating "The success of the passing cadence", Lesznowola Commune was on the 5th position in terms of "Economical success" category and 8th in "Financial success" category nationwide.
In this year's, XVIIth edition of the competition "Teraz Polska" which was for the first time announced for communes, Lesznowola Commune became the prize-winner. The emblem of the prestigious competition is surely the confirmation of brand and commune prestige.
Maria Jolanta Batycka-Wąsik - the village-mayor of Lesznowola commune was called in the nationwide competition "A village-mayor of 2001", and in December 2005 - "The best local governor of 2005" in the category of communes. n
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At the end of May this year, Lesznowola commune was honoured with a promotion emblem "Teraz Polska". What does the distinction mean to you?
It is for us a great satisfaction, prestige and additionally motivation and commitment. The satisfaction is greater because we have received the emblem in the first edition of the competition which includes also territorial self-governments. It is an extremely important distinction which constitutes for some kind of information to all the people who are searching for their place, both, for living and running their business activity. The evaluation criteria in the competition included commune economy, infrastructure, quality policy in the office of the commune, realization of social policy and the forms of the commune promotion.
What was the way from the typically agricultural commune to one of the most buoyant developing, appreciated by both, investors and, e.g. the jury of the competition "Teraz Polska"?
The "Teraz Polska" emblem is the crowning of economic and social policy of Lesznowola commune, the actions of the council as well as its inhabitants. We assume that the council is a team work. Our keys to success are the people, working in the commune council, as well as those living here. We have very good relations in the board of the commune, in the office as well as among the commune opinion making environments. It all helps to realize the policy of the commune balance development.
If I was to state what we were starting from and how we achieved the current position, then on the first place I would put people, a perfect team of the council employees, the councillors, the representatives of the commune institutions. The turning moment for Lesznowola was surely the change of the area development plan. It has to be underlined that it was a very brave decision of our council. This is when we decided that the neighbourhood of the capital city shall cause in the nearest future the expansion of investors, who might want to live here or run their business activity. It was a bulls eye.
We transformed the agricultural areas into the investment ones with the destination for housing development (including the residential one) as well as non-offensive business activity, especially along the main communication routes. We were of course conscious that the changes of the area development plan shall enforce the necessity of developing infrastructure. Our commune is supplied with waterworks in 100%, and on the 75% of the area; the system of sanitary drainage is functioning. The process is continued. We have also managed to build two modern sewage treatment plants, thanks to which we can realize the further construction of sanitary drainage systems. We are also building roads and pavements. Every year we assign over half of the commune income for the investments. Today Lesznowola is a commune, which is surely not threatened with demographic low. There are more and more inhabitants with every year. In 1998, there were about 6 thousand of people registered and now there are about 15 thousand. In reality, there are much more people living here. On our area, 3, 5 thousand of both, national and foreign companies are running their business activity.
The activity of the council does not finish with economic policy. The priority is social policy as well as investing in education, culture, health protection. Every year, from the commune budget we add about 50% of costs of our commune education system functioning, as the educational subvention covers only half of the needs. We are doing it with great pride, as thanks to is we have a very rich educational offer with many after-lesson activities and a great cadre. The high level of education in Lesznowola is every year confirmed with the results of the examinations in elementary schools and gymnasiums. Investing in young generation is extremely important as the negligence in educational system is difficult to be made up. As one of the first communes in Poland we have used the benefit of the act on the health care institutes, transforming public health service into the non-public one. We are pleased from the rich catalogue of medical services as well as from the fact that the funds for the aim do not come from the commune budget. We are also happy of the good sport infrastructure. We have two modern athletic arenas which serve the youth as well as all the inhabitants.
We perceive the office as a company which provides services for customers. We care about the level of services, mostly taking care of the quality of personnel. Almost all our employees are highly educated; many have finished postgraduate trainings and doctorate trainings. We prepare, with success, applications for union funds on our own, what states about the qualifications of our employees as we do not need to use the services of consulting companies. We want to promote our services; we care for the inhabitants to have access to the information in terms of current council activity, and for doing business in a fast and professional way. Our inhabitants appreciate the efficiency with which things can be arranged in our office. As I mentioned these are people who stand behind every success. Our council is special, there are no political divisions here, and we work together having the same goal. It does not mean however that we do not quarrel, but we always approach it constructively and find a compromise.
What shall be Lesznowola commune after a time of a few, or a dozen or so years?
The vision of the commune future is included in the Studies of Lesznowola commune conditionings and directions of development. In future it shall be a very modern commune with the balanced character of development, with even 40 thousands of inhabitants.
It is good to live in Lesznowola, but it is difficult to get here.
We have basically one serious problem that is lack of the new roads. Puławska, Krakowska, Słoneczna Streets have been functioning for years. However, no kilometre of national or provincial road was added. The council in terms of its competence enacted the ring road of Słoneczna Street. We are prepared for the investment in terms of plans. Now, we are waiting for the decision of the road authority. We are ready to start the negotiations with the owners of real estates in order to solve the problem.
Thank you.
PJ
www.lesznowola.pl
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