Village of programmers in the Russian outback

Now many IT people are approaching or have already approached the age when it is time to have children and choose a place to live. Many people are probably quite satisfied with Moscow, but the disadvantages of such a solution are obvious. Ideas are published on Habré from time to time gather more programmers and move to nature, but such ideas have not yet advanced beyond discussion. I decided to go a little further and picked up a suitable option that I would like to discuss.

A few words about the problem

You need a place where:

• Everything is in order with the environment;
• There is internet;
• Healthy social environment;
• A lot of IT people;
• Acceptable prices;

In this case, the place must be in Russia.

Something similar trying to do in Tatarstan, but the state is engaged in this, so it’s somehow not moving very cheerfully there. Perhaps the managers are busy with more traditional things for the budget business. Is there some more ecopark "Suzdal", but there, apparently, it is still sadder. They didn’t even have enough common sense for a normal site.

What have we done

We prepared a presentation, chose a district center in the province, arranged a meeting with the administration and asked them to pick up a plot for us. Here, of course, we were lucky - we met people who really care about their land, try to make the city better and understand perfectly well what such a village can give to the region.

We were selected an excellent site and promised full assistance in all matters of connections, approvals, etc.

Plot

• The road from Moscow - take the train in the evening, the next day by 10 am you can get to this section. Far away, I agree;
• Plot size - 24 hectares;
• One edge of the site is a sandy beach on the shore of a huge pond with an area of ​​​​several square kilometers;
• The second edge of the site is a small forest and the bank of a river flowing into a pond;
• A two-lane federal highway runs along the site, which separates the shore of the pond from the main part. Over the river, of course, a bridge. The route is planned to be moved away from the pond after 2014.
• On the site there are points for connecting electricity and water supply. Rostelecom optics run along the edge of the site, with which an agreement in principle on connection has been reached;
• A ski resort is located a few kilometers from the site;
• On the other side of the pond there is a sailing school and several yachts;
• a large water park is being built a few kilometers away.
• The region is the land of dense forests. In addition to the beauty of nature, this means affordable prices for construction. For example, when building from an elite material - glued beams - one square meter costs about 15 tr. when renting a house with finishing.
• The district center with all the necessary infrastructure is less than 5 minutes away by car. Near the site there is a bus stop;

We managed to find a photo of the site from a bird's eye view on the net. Only a small piece is visible - the site itself is located on the lower right.


We went there in rainy weather, so it was not so beautiful. Here is a view of the pond itself.


Here is a view of the river:


And here is a more or less professional photo of this pond:

Price issue

Unfortunately, the cadastral ownership of such a plot turned out to be much higher than we expected. Having heard the figure, we realized that it would not be possible to acquire ownership of it. But the administration offered a fairly acceptable lease option. For the right to rent, you need to pay 2 million rubles, and then - 40 tr. monthly (2 rubles per square meter per year).

We initially planned to take a small loan and try to do it all with pocket money, but apparently it will not work out that way.

The essence of the proposal

What we cannot do with one family is quite possible for several. At first I thought in the direction of finding an investor, but this approach has more disadvantages than advantages. It is important for an investor to recoup money as soon as possible and earn money - and, by and large, it does not care about the social environment that will be as a result. Therefore, the presence in such a project of an investor who does not himself live in this village can have a detrimental effect on the decisions made.

So perhaps some form of cooperative could work here. I am not strong in the legal side, but I am sure that if there is some interest from the community, this issue can be somehow resolved.

If you can work remotely, are not tied to Moscow, and the requirements formulated at the beginning of the post are close to you, share - what do you think about this? If you are really interested, write in a personal on Habré.

UPD
Location - Belaya Kholunitsa, Kirov region.

UPD2
If you would like to participate in the project, and not just talk - write in a personal, not in the comments. We are already gathering several people, we plan to hold a meeting, discuss the details and the plan.

Source: habr.com