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MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007 - 2013 year / SUMMARY /

The main strategic objective of development of the municipality in the period up to 2013 is to achieve sustainable rates of economic growth and higher standards of living environment.

Priorities:
Priority 1: Building a competitive and dynamic municipal economy

Specific objective 1: Improving the competitiveness of the economy by attracting and retaining of companies in the sectors of growth. Creation of a regional cluster "Glass"
Measure 1: Creating of conditions and promoting of development of medium and small businesses
Measure 2: Establishment of regional clusters and networks
Measure 3: Support for established firms of local producers of the municipality
Specific Objective 2: Establishment of an appropriate business environment and increasing of the investment interest to the municipality
Measure 1: Improving competitiveness through marketing, removing of the obstacles to investment, coordination of initiatives for economic development
Measure 2: Support for business development and marketing infrastructure

Specific objective 3: Promoting the development of competitive knowledge-based economy
Measure 1: Investments in human capital
Measure 2: Support for new technology development
Measure 3: Development of Information Society

Priority 2: Development of the agricultural sector, food industry and tourism
Specific objective 1: Optimal use of natural resources
Measure 1: Development of modern stock-farming
Measure 2: Replacement and increase of perennial plants (vineyards, orchards)
Measure 3: Optimization of irrigation farming
Measure 4: Development of greenhouse production, based on thermo-mineral waters
Measure 5: Ekologization of Agriculture
Measure 6: Improve the access to agricultural farms and aesthetics of landscape
Measure 7: Development/ updating of land-regulation projects and zoning scheme for plants

Specific objective 2: Improving the organization and the quality of human resources in the agricultural sector
Measure 1: Ensuring of the mass access to current information and increasing the scientific service in the agricultural sector
Measure 2: Strengthening of the existing and creating of new branch organizations of producers (fruiters, beekeepers, breeders, producers of crops)
Measure 3: Support for young farmers
Measure 4: Support for natural and semi-subsistence farms with the aim of their turning into market-oriented

Specific objective 3:
Improving the quality and marketing of agricultural products
Measure 1: Supporting farmers to adapt to the growing demands of the EU
Measure 2: Development of a laboratory for the certification of the qualities of fresh and processed agricultural products
Measure 3: Development of agricultural market-place and the exchange-market (in conjunction with trade-logistics center to the airport)

Specific objective 4: Diversification of the economic activities and increase of the quality of life in rural areas
Measure 1: Development of small industrial parks to attract investors in a fruit and vegetable processing enterprises (freezing, drying, canning, distilling)
Measure 2: Support of private initiatives in the establishment of micro enterprises (souvenirs, eco- briquettes, food packaging)
Measure 3: Support of private farmers in the organization of the houses for guests - tourists

Specific objectives 5: Creating of regional clusters – “Targovishte foods” and “Drinks "
Measure 1: Promotion of the cluster as the supreme organization form of assertion of markets and competition
Measure 2: Organization of the producers concerned, establishing a partnership
Measure 3: Utilization of state funds earmarked for institution building of clusters
Measure 4: Creation of a center for disseminating information, training, advice and support to start-ups in the sector
Measure 5: Establishment of a coordination program to target new investment initiatives to cluster "food"

Specific Objective 6: Development of alternative tourism
Measure 1: Professional advertising and promotion of tourist products based on current offering, as well as wine and sports tourism.
Measure 2: Creation a strategic program for the development of tourism in the municipality Targovishte (2005-2010); Actualization will be held in 2010.
Measure 3: Development of tourism product "Archaeological schools on terrain"
Measure 4: Informing the population about possible initiatives and financial resources available for construction of tourism infrastructure and supply of tourism services
Action 5: Create a special regulation scheme for development of tourism in the municipality
Action 6: Improve the tourist infrastructure and information


Priority 3: Building a qualitative living environment with modern infrastructure and preserved ecology
Specific objective 1: Renovation and completion of the technical infrastructure, stimulating the development of competitive municipal economy, or the income of the population
Measure 1: Improvement of the parameters and the state of transport infrastructure with a regional significance
Measure 2: Improving of the access and development of Information and communication technologies in public services and services for SMEs
Measure 3: Energy Efficiency

Specific objective 2: Renovation and completion of the technical infrastructure, improving living environment
Measure 1: Repair and reconstruction of municipal road network
Measure 2: Improving the water supply of settlements through the construction of additional facilities and repair and reconstruction of water pipelines amortized
Measure 3: Completing the sewerage network and provision of wastewater treatment through the construction of a Station for water treatment and relative infrastructure
Measure 4: Improving of the communication links such as the quality and scope of services offered

Priority 4: Development of human resources and social cohesion
Specific objective 1: Establish a flexible labor market and social integration
Specific objective 2: Increasing the quality of human capital
Specific objective 3: Improving health services
Specific objective 4: Development of culture, sports and youth activities
Measure 1: Development of culture, preservation and exposure of cultural heritage
Measure 2: Support for sports clubs and activities

Specific objective 5: Development of social services and integration of vulnerable groups
Measure 1: Development of Social Services
Measure 2: Integration of vulnerable groups

Specific objective 6: Reduction of disparities between rural regions and the town
Measure 1: Establishment of a basis for building of trade and transport-logistic center “Buhovtsi"
Measure 2: Establishment of small industrial parks in villages with high capacity for production of fruits, vegetables and animal production
Measure 3: Recovering of movement "model villages" under the new slogan "villages for tourism”

Priority 5: Strengthening of administrative capacity, development of professional skills in support of local economic activity and utilization of funds from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund of EU
Specific objective 1: Strengthening of the capacity of local government and improving of the coordination in the implementation of the Municipal Development Plan
Measure 1: Improvement of the interaction between the mayor of the municipality and the municipal council by creating a unified local support group for the implementation of the municipal plan, which include
Measure 2: Creation of a program for training and development of skills in local administration for support of the local economic activity and improve the social climate in the municipality
Measure 3: Development a system for monitoring, evaluation and control of the Municipal Development Plan

Specific objective 2: Improving the organization and quality of the services proposed by the municipal administration through the development of new forms of service and application of modern information services
Measure 1: Building a Center for administrative services to individuals and entities in the municipality
Measure 2: Development of public private partnerships
Measure 3: Implementation of best practices and positive experiences in the organization of public services in the municipality
Specific Objective 3: Strengthen the partnership and inter-municipal cooperation
Measure 1: Creation of a municipal council for partnership to the mayor of the municipality with the participation of all stakeholders and partners in the development and implementation of the Municipal Development Plan. Partnership Council carries out a broad representation of interests and it is the forum for achieving of mutual decisions
Measure 2: Training of the participants and the local partners to support the processes of partnership and joint management of programs and projects

Specific objective 4: Creation of program and project capacity
Measure 1: Development of capacity for effective planning, programming, management, control, monitoring and evaluation and preparation for absorption of funds under the EU structural instruments, as well as national and local sources.
Measure 2: Developing of new approaches to promote and guide regional and local development

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