Ogre county councilOgre county council ((LatviaLatvia))

Public servicesPublic services

Conference in Novy Bydzov, 8-10th May 2008

Public services of Ogre countyPublic services of Ogre county councilcouncil (1) (1)

OrganizeOrganize the provision of the provision of publicpublic utilities utilities for residentsfor residents:: water supply and seweragewater supply and sewerage;; supply of heatsupply of heat;; collection, conducting and purification of collection, conducting and purification of

waste waterwaste water;; management of municipal wastemanagement of municipal waste..

Public utilities and waste Public utilities and waste managementmanagement

Municipal agency “Malkalne” is providing Municipal agency “Malkalne” is providing public utilities in all Ogre county territorypublic utilities in all Ogre county territory;;

Municipal agency providesMunicipal agency provides water supply water supply and collection of waste water to 75% of and collection of waste water to 75% of population in Ogre townpopulation in Ogre town;;

In Ogre county are working three In Ogre county are working three enterprises in waste collection;enterprises in waste collection;

Waste recycling infrastructure is in Waste recycling infrastructure is in development stage and in this year funding development stage and in this year funding for environment protection in county has for environment protection in county has raised raised toto 298% 298%..

Public services of Ogre countyPublic services of Ogre county councilcouncil (2) (2)

sanitary cleanliness of administrative sanitary cleanliness of administrative territoryterritory:: building, reconstruction and maintenance of building, reconstruction and maintenance of

streets, roads and public squares;streets, roads and public squares; lighting of streets, public squares and other lighting of streets, public squares and other

areas designated for public use;areas designated for public use; development and maintenance of parks, public development and maintenance of parks, public

squares and green zones;squares and green zones; control of collection and removal of waste;control of collection and removal of waste; flood control measures;flood control measures; establishment and maintenance of cemeteries establishment and maintenance of cemeteries

and places for burial of dead animalsand places for burial of dead animals..

Infrastructure of road and Infrastructure of road and street networkstreet network

One of the main transit traffic routeOne of the main transit traffic routess is going is going through Ogre county;through Ogre county;

80% 80% of all pollution is created by traffic flowof all pollution is created by traffic flow;; High traffic intensity and every year amount High traffic intensity and every year amount

of cars increase for about 10% of all of cars increase for about 10% of all registered cars in county;registered cars in county;

Street length in urban area is 100 km and Street length in urban area is 100 km and road length in rural area – 105 km;road length in rural area – 105 km;

In 2007, municipality funding for street and In 2007, municipality funding for street and road network has grown five timesroad network has grown five times..

Public services of Ogre countyPublic services of Ogre county councilcouncil (3) (3)

Provision ofProvision of education foreducation for local residentslocal residents:: ensuring the specified rights of residents to ensuring the specified rights of residents to

acquire primary and general secondary acquire primary and general secondary education;education;

ensuring children of pre-school and school age ensuring children of pre-school and school age with places in training and educational with places in training and educational institutions;institutions;

organisational and financial assistance to organisational and financial assistance to out out of schoolof school training and educational institutions training and educational institutions and education support institutionsand education support institutions..

EducationEducation institutions in institutions in Ogre countyOgre county

77 kindergartens, kindergartens, 6 comprehensive schools (Ogre Secondary School 6 comprehensive schools (Ogre Secondary School

Nr.1, Ogre Grammar School, Jaunogre Secondary Nr.1, Ogre Grammar School, Jaunogre Secondary School, Ogre Primary School, Ogresgals Primary School, Ogre Primary School, Ogresgals Primary School, Ogre Evening School)School, Ogre Evening School),,

3 3 institutions of vocational training (Ogre institutions of vocational training (Ogre PProfessional rofessional Secondary school, Ogre Handicraft Secondary school, Ogre Handicraft SSecondary school, econdary school, Ogre Forest Technical Secondary SchoolOgre Forest Technical Secondary School),),

establishments of interest education (Ogre Art School, establishments of interest education (Ogre Art School, Ogre Music School, Ogre Children and Youth Centre, Ogre Music School, Ogre Children and Youth Centre, Youth Health Centre),Youth Health Centre),

institutions of adult educationinstitutions of adult education,, Ogre Central LibraryOgre Central Library..

Edgars PārpucisEdgars Pārpucis

Project manager of Development Department Project manager of Development Department of the Ogre County Councilof the Ogre County Council,,Phone: +371 65022170,Phone: +371 65022170,E-mail: E-mail: edgars.parpucis@inbox.lvedgars.parpucis@inbox.lv

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