On Saturday, October 25, 2025, we planted the last 30 trees in the memorial tree forest on Govert Flinckstraat. This was immediately the official opening of the memorial tree forest. We planted 125 trees and all the trees have already been adopted.
Burgemeester Wever heeft vorige week een woning op de Hoofdstraat in Hoensbroek gesloten op grond van het sanctiebeleid (illegale) seksinrichtingen, escortbedrijven en thuisprostitutie. De illegale seksinrichting werd ontdekt door medewerkers van het Interventieteam die op deze seksinrichting stuitten via een online seksadvertentie.
In November, two additional performances of the successful spectacle musical Het Geluk van Limburg will be organized for high school students in Parkstad. In this way, the partners making this
make this initiative possible hope to contribute to passing on the
special story of the Eastern Mining Region to future
generations. Moreover, Het Geluk van Limburg offers a unique cultural
experience to a large group of young people in our region.
The Municipality of Heerlen is expanding its approach to waste dumping. We are deploying two additional employees from the Enforcement team, in addition to the existing staff.
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.
