Report on Technical Assistance to the City of Slupsk, Poland

摘要

The report identifies initiatives which the local government of the Polish city of Slupsk can take to deal with problems in the areas of housing and housing finance. Principal recommendations include the following. (1) Privatization of public housing should be accelerated to prevent the continuing strain of maintenance costs on the city's finances. (2) Older communal housing should be rehabilitated to avoid deterioration and housing shortages. (3) Tax revenues should be increased, primarily through property taxes, in order to finance the construction of needed infrastructure. A number of recommendations are also provided on the organization of the city government and municipal services.