On Saturday, October 25, 2025, we planted the last 30 trees in the memorial forest on Govert Flinckstraat. This also marked the official opening of the memorial forest. We planted 125 trees, all of which have already been adopted.
Last week, Mayor Wever closed a house on Hoofdstraat in Hoensbroek on the basis of the sanctions policy for (illegal) sex establishments, escort agencies, and home prostitution. The illegal sex establishment was discovered by employees of the Intervention Team who came across it via an online sex advertisement.
In November, two extra performances of the successful musical Het Geluk van Limburg (The Happiness of Limburg) will be organized for secondary school students in Parkstad. In this way, the partners who are making this
initiative possible hope to contribute to passing on the
special story of the Eastern Mining Region to future
generations. In addition, 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, on top of the existing staff.
At the end of September 2025, the city council approved additional funding for public spaces. With this budget, we can design the area around the shopping center according to plan. This will ensure that the immediate surroundings will also look attractive: in keeping with the new buildings, with sufficient parking spaces and plenty of greenery.
We temporarily offer vacant properties in the city center for creative and sustainable initiatives. For example, on October 9, the pop-up vintage store VIND. opened at Promenade 19.
The municipality of Heerlen will save one million euros every year. This is stated in the new budget. The savings will be achieved through a new way of working: smart reuse of materials from municipal buildings, roads, and other projects.
The rigorous greening of Mariarade has begun. The final preparatory work is currently being carried out. All trees, plants, and shrubs will be planted during the planting season in October and November.
