In late September 2025, the City Council approved additional money for public space. With this budget we can design the area around the shopping center according to plan. So that also the immediate surroundings will soon look attractive: matching the new building, with sufficient parking spaces and plenty of greenery.
We temporarily offer vacant downtown properties for creative and sustainable initiatives. For example, on Oct. 9, pop-up vintage store VIND. opened at Promenade 19.
The municipality of Heerlen is going to save one million euros every year. This is stated in the new budget. The savings will come from a new way of working: smartly reusing materials from municipal buildings, roads and other projects.
Rigorous greening in Mariarade has begun. The final preparatory work is currently underway. In October and November, all trees, plants and shrubs will be planted during the planting season.
The unilocation for Waldorf school Helianthus is getting closer. Due to student growth, the teaching space the school moved into in 2015, BMV Molenberg, became too small.
Woonpunt and the municipality of Heerlen want to build a care home on the vacant lot on Kasteellaan in Meezenbroek. They signed a letter of intent to that end on Sept. 26. We will first investigate whether the construction of such a house is feasible.
Ten Limburg mining municipalities, the Province of Limburg and the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG) are kicking off a new phase in tackling mining damage in Limburg. The focus is on repairing mining damage in the homes of people in southern Limburg. The first step is a new website.
The Heerlen City Council unanimously approved the introduction of the Special Measures Metropolitan Problems Act (Wbmgp) during the council meeting on Sept. 24. With this decision, an official application is submitted to the state.
The college presents a balanced 2026 budget to the City Council. In order to continue investing, a reversal was necessary. Through temporary government contributions and the release of reserved money, among other things, the cost increase for residents remains limited.
