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Municipality of Tapa

Municipality of Tapa. Meelis Tapo Peep Bušin Tartu 2010. Municipality of Tapa. Population of 8809 (6371) people (01.01.2010). Area 262,8 km 2 (can be divided historically to 5 subregions: Tapa, Lehtse, Jäneda, Saksi, Karkuse. Pandivere Heights, Kõrvemaa Landscape Protection Area

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Municipality of Tapa

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  1. Municipalityof Tapa Meelis Tapo Peep Bušin Tartu 2010

  2. Municipalityof Tapa • Population of 8809 (6371) people (01.01.2010). • Area 262,8 km2 (can be divided historically to 5 subregions: Tapa, Lehtse, Jäneda, Saksi, Karkuse. • Pandivere Heights, Kõrvemaa Landscape Protection Area • Northeastern Defence District training centre, central polygon of Estonian Defence Forces • Railway intersection (Tallinn- Saint-Petersburg, Tallinn-Tartu)

  3. 49 % of russian speaking community (Estonian citizenship 79 %) (01.01.2009). • Heritage from Soviet times • Integration difficulties (local government is more Estonian oriented, separate schools of secondary education for estonians and russians) • Railway logistics, wood manufacturing, car exhaustion industry, food processing and distribution companies. • High unemployment, lots of low skilled labour • MTÜ Arenduskoda (NGO Chamber of Development)

  4. SWOT-analysis meetings for newComprehensivePlan • 4 meetings: Moe, Tapa, Lehtse, Jäneda • Organizational level of the meetings • Very low participation level • Problem oriented approach vs. finding new ways how to improve community by looking at positive examples from nearby areas. • Lack of local community leaders (NGO Chamber of Development)

  5. Profile of Tapa according to meetings • Good location on railway junction, possibilities for manufacturing and logistics services • Available cheap labor • Lots of free residential and industrial area • Clean and pleasant living environment in villages, rural areas • Cultivated fields • Tourism centre in Jäneda

  6. Profile of Tapa according to meetings • Decrease of population • Leaving of young and talented people • Shortage of available jobs • Inability to get new investments for the area • Low level of initiative on local level • Shortages in the work with young people (lack of youth centres etc.)

  7. Progress of the practise assignment • 3 separate visits to Tapa • Communication through e-mail • Summary to SWOT-analysis meetings(published on local homepage) • Amendments for master plan from local commissions • Waiting for new assignments

  8. Description of localgovernment’s administration • Communication - pleasant and collaborative (meetings) • Cooperation initiative mainly one-sided, repeated queries vs indirect answers and feedback (mailing) • Slow in exectuting their own tasks (officials overwhelmed by day to day work / vacations) • All officials seemed very competent, just a bit buzy (a little too comptent??)

  9. Strategical problems/oppertunities • After SWOT meetings we compiled a summary that pointed out main challenges for the local government of Tapa • We think that those points should be thoroughly analysed and then implemented in new development documents • No actual feedback

  10. Strategical problems/oppertunities • Community activation and stronger cooperation and communication between local government and local initiative • Concrete program to jumpstart business development • Improvement of municipalities image and reputation • Inclusion of Russian community in municipality's development and management

  11. Next… • Official’s dilemma: idealistic view vs council promises vs financial slump • Continuing current introductory processand/or selecting narrower topic for more scientific approach • Need for concrete feedback and new practical assignments from the local government

  12. Thank You for Your Attention! !

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