Ciechanow called an "example" for other cities undergoing redevelopment

The city of Ciechanow has received one of 14 awards for best city developmen t project at the Stockholm Partnership for Sustainable Cities competition. T he jury deemed Ciechanow to be an example for other cities in countries unde rgoing economic transformation. It also praised Ciechanow's citizens for the ir commitment to environmental protection. In the last 12 years, Ciechanow h as built a modern sewage treatment plant as well as a water filtration plant . The city council has greatly contributed to the cultural development of th e city as well as health promotion and ecological education. "Thanks to the improvement of the city's infrastructure, Ciechanow has attracted many forei gn investors who have opened branches here," said city council press spokesp erson Tomasz Wudarczyk. "[As a result of Ciechanow's initiatives] unemployme nt stopped increasing and currently stands at 4,000," he added. German conce rn H. Bauer and Italy-based textile company Delitissue have employed over 30 0 people at their Ciechanow branches. The competition was conducted under th e patronage of the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nation s. (Gazeta Wyborcza, June 8-9, p. 25) A.Z.