On the launch of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Rezekne and Rezekne until 2035 and the development of the development programme 2022-2028

On 6 May 2021, the municipality of Rēzekne took decisions on: Rēzekne countryside and Rēzekne District Joint Sustainable Development Strategies and Development Programmes start of development (Protocol No 10, 39.§ and Protocol No 10, 38.§).

The development of the joint development planning documents of the Rēzekne State and Rēzekne District is launched on the basis of the transitional provisions of the Administrative Territories and Territories Law, which stipulate that the municipality of Rezekne, with local governments, which will be part of the newly formed Rēzekne municipality, that is, the Rēzekne municipality, the Vilnius municipality and the Varakalans District, should develop a sustainable development strategy and a development programme in cooperation.

In order to initiate the development of these planning documents, the council of each local government shall take a decision regarding the commencement of the development of these documents.

Together with the development of a sustainable development strategy, this document will define the long-term vision of local government development (development vision), long-term strategic objectives, long-term development priorities and the perspective of spatial development.

The development programme will include a summary of the current situation analysis, a set of local and individual specific medium-term priorities and actions for implementation, monitoring indicators, investment projects, planned funding volume and sources of financial resources.

 The development of the development planning documents will be available on the website of the municipality of Rezekne www.rezeknesnovads.lv, under “development and planning”, and vin the enclosed geospatial information portal www.geolatvija.lv, under “Territorial Development Planning”.

We call on citizens to be active and engage in the development planning of the newly formed municipality. In its opinion, suggestions and proposals may be made by electronic means by e-mail: liga.romancuka@rezeknesnovads.lv and tatjana.karkliniece@rezeknesnovads.lv,                                                                               as well as electronically on website www.geolatvija.lv

Rezekne District Development Planning Division site planner Tatjana Carklence