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Tarnów Stands for Growth
Rozmowa z Prezydentem Miasta Tarnowa Ryszardem Ścigałą
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- Being a regional host,
local government may individually set priorities
in the realm of environmental protection. What
is the policy adopted in this scope by Tarnów?
- In Tarnów, we have already tackled problems
related to sewage treatment, safe waste depositing
and heating supply. Annual environmental reports
show that in the past several years we have managed
to significantly improve cleanliness of the air,
water and soil.
The municipal authorities place a strong emphasis
on environmental education. We collect used batteries
and plastic packaging. Tarnów participates in
a Tree for a Bottle program. We organize numerous
environmental contests and activities: The Greenery
around Us for the most beautiful balcony and garden,
artistic and photographic contests, we choose
the most interesting environmental classroom newsletter,
we organize knowledge contests on forests and
nature in general. ECOWORLD review of environmental
films, programs for kindergarten children: entitled
Get to Know Nature Well and What a Beautiful World,
play an important role there.
We publish a series of brochures entitled Green
Gems of Tarnów and have organized an environmental
library.
All local residents have access to a waste selection
system. Chemist shops in Tarnów offer containers
for unwanted medications and thermometers. Twice
a year, we collect large size waste.
As a result, Tarnów has been awarded the Ecology
Promoter and Ecology-Aware Municipality of the
Małopolskie Provice titles.
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Bazylika katedralna nocą/
Cathedral by night
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Urząd Miasta Tarnowa/
Tarnów Municipal Office
ul. Mickiewicza 2
33-100 Tarnów
tel. +48 14 688 24 00
fax +48 14 688 25 54
e-mail: umt@umt.tarnow.pl
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- As part of the Clean up the World project
you organize a Clean City campaign. Are you satisfied
with this year's edition?
- Absolutely. The latest edition of Clean up the
World has attracted over 5,000 inhabitants of
Tarnów, including kindergarten kids, pupils, young
sportsmen, Voluntary Labor Corps members, students,
allotment owners and individual residents.
The Municipal Office had prepared 10,000 waste
bags, bag packets for selective waste collection
and gloves. We have cleaned the vicinities of
kindergartens, schools, recreation areas, housing
estates, road shoulders and watercourse areas.
Within two days, the waste collection company
transported five tons of waste, which best proves
the project's usefulness.
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Mauzoleum gen. J. Bema/
The gen. J. Bem Mausoleum
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Wątok nocą/
Wątok by night
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- In your opinion, which part of the Strategy
for the City's Sustainable Social and Economic
Development is of the most importance?
- In early 2007, we organized documents of strategic
importance. The large number of programs and goals
combined with non-existent co-ordination between
them rendered effective program management impossible.
It also resulted in a dispersion of the shaky
finances.
The plan under development provides for focusing
activities and financial means on three priorities
related to Tarnów as the sub-region's capital,
a place of living and taking advantage of the
potential.
For Tarnów, it is crucial to be in touch with
the world, to have access to global communication;
this area is the first priority acknowledged by
city authorities. We have been modernizing the
city and preparing a new road transportation system.
We have developed and have been implementing a
systematic solution to parking problems.
Soon, a motorway will become a significant element
of connecting Tarnów with the rest of Europe.
We have not been waiting passively for the motorway
to be constructed; our role is to build links
between the motorway exit and business activity
zones in the town. The plans are ready. The cost
of upgrading the road transportation system in
Tarnów will amount to PLN 130 million within the
next few years.
- What is the percentage of EU funds granted
to build the A4 motorway local roads and arrange
water and waste management in Tarnów?
- The European Union has covered 65% of the road
building expenses.
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