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Economic development :
EPIDA's task is to implement the New Town's economic development
strategy. This strategy is defined by the 2000-2003 Development
Contract, signed by the New Urban Area Business Association,
the Isère Departmental Council and the State.
The 5 aims of the New Town's economic development strategy:
· To maintain and strengthen existing skills fields
(electronics, computers, telecommunications, materials, health,
education and training, logistics) and pursue diversification
of the economic structure.
· To increase services to business and residents
· To bring employment and residential areas closer
to each other and stimulate employment
· To enhance the territory's economic identity and
better integrate business into the life and development of
the New Town.
· To integrate the urban area part into an ongoing
process of sustainable development.
EPIDA's economic activities are many and varied: piloting
market and positioning research, getting property products
on the move, defining canvassing policy for companies in France
and abroad.
EPIDA is the contact point and interface for firms wanting
to set up in the area. It coordinates the local economic scene,
looks after its consolidation, negotiates property sales,
draws up and implements communication measures in the economic
field. It also takes part in and coordinates professional
and institutional networks.
Housing development:
Following the trend of the past 3 years, 2002 was an important
year in relation to housing development:
- 300 housing units on order
- Deeds drawn up by solicitors: 400 housing units
Whilst at the same time, strengthening the objectives of diversifying
our housing offers.
This plan is aimed at responding to the greatest possible demands
of the public and to attract particularly the middle and upper
classes by offering specialised rental accommodation.
For each sector of the market, this corresponds to:
- Creating mass housing developments for home ownership
- Building readymade houses for home ownership
- Providing building land for the construction of houses to
personal specification
- Building private rental accommodation for sale to investors
(Besson tax exemption law)
- Building blocks of serviced apartments, aimed at a specific
market.
In quantitative terms, EPIDA's objective is to market 300
new housing projects per year.
Infrastructure development :
This covers preliminary studies, programming and implementation
in the fields of road building, water supply, sewage, drainage,
electricity, telephony and landscaping. EPIDA acts either
independently or as an agent for such contracting authorities
as the State (for roads) and SAN (for water supply, sewage,
drainage and landscaping).
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