April 9 was the closing meeting of the first edition of Crimelabs at the Heerlen Town Hall. Crimelabs is a project where we actively involve students from VISTA College in making policies to combat youth crime in Heerlen-North. Today the students presented their recommendations to the municipality of Heerlen. Alderman Youth Arlette Vrusch, several boas and security officers were present.
The College of Mayor and Aldermen wants to strengthen the strength of neighborhoods and aims for a balanced distribution of social facilities across the city. Therefore, the college has approved a council proposal for the environmental plan amendment "Social Use Options.
During the Limburg Archaeology Day 2025 at the Limburgs Museum, the cup inscribed FLAC was voted the Limburg Top Find! This unique find, excavated in 2024 on Raadhuisplein in Heerlen, was found in an early Roman tomb near the intersection of two Roman roads.
Addressing bottlenecks social care Parkstad. The municipality of Heerlen and the cooperation partners of the social relief center in Parkstad have drawn up an improvement plan to improve the reception of the homeless.
By Map the exact support needs of each person, we optimize access to social care and strengthen the flow of people through and out. We also gain more insight into what shelter is needed.
Heerlen is giving a one-time contribution of €1,478,050 to Maastricht University for the Regio Deal application "Fundament under UM education in Heerlen. That amount comes from the Economic Structure Enhancement Fund (FES). With this they can make university education in Heerlen possible. An important step towards a sustainable cooperation.
Alderman Marco Peters of Mobility, together with children from elementary school De Ganzerik, inaugurated the new layout of Groeët Genhei on Monday, March 31. They did this by clearing away the last items and sweeping away the sand that was used in the redesign of the road.
Starting Tuesday, April 1, boas in four additional cities may enforce sexual harassment in public: Almere, Dordrecht, Heerlen and Tilburg. That boas can enforce this stems from a pilot that started July 1, 2024; the day the Sexual Offenses Act went into effect.
On Wednesday afternoon, April 9, Queen Máxima will visit the Heerlerbaan district in Heerlen. The thread running through the program is the development of the district. From the (mining) past, to the present in which entrepreneurship, meeting and social cohesion are central to the future in which young people and associations continue to shape the district.
March 29 is the final meeting of the citizens' council. During four meetings over the past few weeks, 136 members of the public who had been invited prepared opinions on the theme of livability. In groups, they focused on different subtopics such as safety and communication. This Saturday they will present their advice and then vote on which advice to include in their Citizen's Advice. During this final meeting, the mayor will adopt the Citizens' Advice and share it with the City Council. At the City Council meeting on April 16, they will decide which recommendations the council can work with.
