On Wednesday, February 19, Food Bank Limburg-Zuid opened its brand new store at Passartweg 150 in Heerlen. Here clients do not receive traditional food packages, but can do their own shopping, tailored to their own needs.
The council is going out into neighborhoods this month and next to ask residents where they see opportunities for housing development. We have also opened an email address for ideas. At woningbouw@heerlen.nl, people can submit suggestions for possible development sites in their neighborhoods directly. We have already received dozens of responses.
The municipality has received a €1,500,000 grant from the state to improve the bicycle route between Heerlen-North and the business parks to the south. Among other things, we are constructing two bicycle bridges over the traffic circle at Avantis/Trilandis.
The College of Mayor and Aldermen granted the environmental permit for the establishment of a psychology practice of MET ggz at Beersdalweg 104 for a maximum of 10 years.
On Friday 31 January we put 6 Special Heerlenaren in the spotlight. One of the Special Heerlenaren was already put in the spotlight on 17 January. We see these Special Heerlenaren as ambassadors of the municipality of Heerlen because of their dedication, special achievement or positive activities in the past year. The mayor personally thanked these special residents by surprising them with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, an engraved ballpoint pen, the pin 'Special Heerlenaar' and a certificate. They are a source of inspiration and an example for Heerlen in 2025.
Alderman Marco Peters of Management and Maintenance and director of Weller Barry Braeken, together with a resident, gave the go-ahead for the construction of a garden at senior citizens' complex De Eik. The greening is part of the greening in Eikenderveld. A unique collaboration between municipality and housing corporation with the same goal for both organizations.
The company TCMS receives a subsidy of €50,000 from the Economic Structure Reinforcement Fund (FES) for the establishment in the centre of Heerlen. They want to continue to grow there. At the location next to and above the old 'Vogelzangpand' on the Akerstraat, they will not only expand the services. The company also wants to train new staff there. The company moved to the centre of Heerlen for accessibility for staff and relations.
On Tuesday 21 January, the third residents' meeting took place at Broeklandcollege. During the meeting, the concept vision for Hoensbroek Centrum in 2034 was presented. This includes the centre of Hoensbroek on and around Gebrookerplein and the Markt. We look back on a positive meeting with lots of energy, but also legitimate questions and points of interest.
Robert Obaseki, a 49-year-old man of Nigerian descent, is the 500th participant to successfully progress from the Bovengrondse Vakschool to a permanent employment contract via a development trajectory. A milestone!
