In tribute to Vakbond ABW, in honor of Heerlen's 80-year liberation, Heerlen is getting a new street name: the "Vakbond ABW path. The street name has been assigned to a path near Nieuw Eyckholt near the union's headquarters.
Aod òp Nuj launched our town into the new carnival season singing and jumping on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The carnival campaign Richtig Heële was launched last season in Heële Centrum and from now on expands to Heëlehei and Gebrook. With Richtig Heële, Richtig Heëlehei and Richtig Gebrook, Heerlen wants to profile itself even more as a city where carnival is celebrated in a unique way.
The municipality of Heerlen has granted an environmental permit for the construction of 30 homes on the courtyard between Willemstraat and Oude Kerkstraat in Heerlen, on the site of the former Franck lumber yard. The municipality worked with project developer HVG Real Estate b.v. to develop the plan, which responds to the demand for quality and affordable housing.
Work has started on Huisberger Street. The Municipality of Heerlen is carrying out this work to make the street safer and more pleasant for everyone who lives and drives through it. We expect the project to be completed by March 2025. We are doing our best to limit the inconvenience.
On November 18, an archaeological survey will begin on the Council House Square in Heerlen. We are doing this research before we redesign the square. We will be looking for traces from the Roman period. The research will take about two weeks and ADC ArcheoProjecten will carry it out.
Between Nov. 11 and 13, 10,000 Heerlen residents will receive an invitation to the citizens' council. With this invitation, residents can register for the citizens' council. We will draw 136 Heerlen residents from among those who register. They will form the citizens' council that in January 2025 will answer the question: "How do we ensure that the municipality of Heerlen is a nice place to live for everyone?".
Last week, Alderman Marco Peters and a number of local residents in the Lindeveld neighborhood symbolically removed the first tiles as the starting signal for rigorous greening in the neighborhood. The work in Lindeveld is expected to be completed in January.
Alderman Marco Peters last week kicked off the major maintenance in Benzenrade. Intensive cooperation with the residents has helped to ensure that the plan matches the unique village character. The work is expected to be completed in the summer of next year.
Heerlen is committed to growth with a new housing plan: the New Heerlen Housing Fundament. This plan focuses on healthy expansion of the housing stock in Heerlen. This will include more supply in mid-rise apartments and spacious ground-level homes.
