The municipality of Heerlen is taking an important next step in its Sustainability Offensive by launching a pilot with 50 households in the Molenberg neighborhood in July. The pilot focuses on private homes with a WOZ value lower than €219,000 and an energy label D, E, F or G.
The municipality is holding a trial this summer with the possibility of barbecuing in the Aambos. Five barbecue spots will be set up in the lawn on Molenberglaan that can be used starting July 1. The trial will run for a maximum of six months and will then be evaluated.
The appeal filed by the 7 municipalities of Parkstad and Vaals against the Regional Police Policy Plan (RBP) has been declared unfounded by the Minister of Justice and Security. The appeal sounded the alarm about the sharp reduction in police capacity that the RBP would mean for the Parkstad region.
Since the fall of 2022, Heerlen has been making every effort to combat energy poverty with solidarity sustainability policies. So far, thousands of households have already taken advantage of the municipality's many measures, from the white goods scheme to an emergency insulation budget. Now the municipality, in close cooperation with partners, is taking the next step.
After Heerlen residents were able to submit a theme for civic consultation from May 20 to June 3, they now have a chance to vote on their favorite theme. Six core themes have made it through the selection process. Heerlen citizens can vote for their favorite theme from June 24 through June 30.
In the 30-kilometer zone of Ganzeweide there is structural speeding. Together with the lack of visibility in certain places, this regularly leads to unsafe situations. Work on the redesign has started.
Heerlen is the proud host city of the Divosa Spring Congress, a leading event in the fields of care and assistance, work and income and social development, June 19-20, 2025. At the Divosa Spring Congress, hundreds of executives in the social domain gather to share knowledge and experience.
The Municipal Executive has adopted the Memorandum of Principles for the restructuring of Versiliënbosch. The intention is that (part of) the image-defining building blocks will be renovated and if that is not possible, at least (part of) their facades.
On June 15, 2024, on Composer's Day, Intro in Situ will introduce the City Composer of Heerlen. Angela de Weijer, who works under the name Miss Milivolt will from this period explore all areas and neighborhoods of the municipality of Heerlen, discover its history, meet people and perform compositions based on her findings.
