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Audit of Town Development Strategy
a) Is there a strategy?
There is a strategy regarding activation of the new archeological museum of the environment, the creation of employment and the tourist development. The main difficulty to organize a strategy is the great bureaucracy and the non- exisistence of a decentralized administration of the Municipalities.
b) Key objectives and Targets
The key objectives of the Messologhi Strategy are currently:
a) IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF/WORK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
b) TOURIST PROMOTION OF THE TOWN
c) EDUCATION –EDUCATION FOR LIFE
d) NEW PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT – DECREASE OF UNEMPLOYMENT - INCORPORATION WITH SOCIALLY SENSITIVE GROUPS
e) IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIVING
f) IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH – SOCIAL SECURITY
g) MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC RESOURCES
h) DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPEAN CENTRES
Key targets are:
Ø Activation of town’s archeological museum.
Ø Education, education for life.
Ø Operating Universities of third degree education, Centres of education for adults or individuals.
Ø Creation of play grounds
Ø Creation of parks and public gardens
Ø Pedestrian precincts, well putted road signs
Ø Collaboration with institutions and public funds
Constitution of a Developmental Office for discovering necessary resources from the EC. This Office will have the task to draw up studies and submit proposals
Ø Search of sponsorship (e.g. industries, beneficial institutions etc)
Ø Collaboration with centres which welcome investors and cooperation with European centres of growth
Ø Import and use of new technologies in all sectors.
i) Partnership and decision-making
Pyrgos as all the Greek towns is acting independently from other towns. There is no partnership such as ATP between Greek towns. Decisions are taken by the Municipal Council. All decisions which the Municipal Council takes demand the approval of the prefecture or the Region of Western Greece.
j) Funding
The funding of Pyrgos comes from the State Budget, the Region of Western Greece (including European funding) and the Municipal fees. Taking under account the bureaucracy the funding coming from the state usually delays.
k) Local Structure
The local Structure is strictly determined by the laws regarding the Organizations of Local Administrations. This Structure is common for all the towns and there is no flexibility. The last level is the local communities’ councils, then the Municipal Councils, the Prefecture and the Region of the Western Greece is the last level.
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