With a vision, Heerlen wants to strengthen existing business parks, make them more sustainable and more attractive. Businesses in business parks are Heerlen's economic engine. In recent years, more and more companies and jobs have been added in Heerlen. The demand for business lots is expected to continue to grow and the available space is limited. Therefore, this vision provides direction to use the space in existing business parks more efficiently and deal strategically with expansions. We will present the vision business parks to the city council on April 16, 2025.
The Municipality of Heerlen is taking an important step in digital services with the launch of a track-and-trace feature for municipal services and products. By logging into a resident portal, residents can easily track their request.
Starting Monday, March 31, BsGW employees will check door-to-door for dog ownership. The inspectors will call at homes to check on dog ownership. When the inspector rings your doorbell, he can identify himself.
Together with initiators and residents, Alderman Marco Peters (Management and Maintenance) planted the first tree for the Charles Hennen Park in Eikenderveld. The future park will be a place to meet and enjoy everything that will bloom.
The Municipality of Heerlen has a new Land and Property Policy. Instead of dealing passively with land, Heerlen now takes an active approach that helps with housing development, sustainability and equal opportunities. The new policy enables better development of the city with attention to livable neighborhoods, sustainability and nature. The municipality chooses the best role for each situation: sometimes the municipality develops itself, sometimes it helps other parties to achieve important goals. The city council has yet to approve the proposal.
Under the title "Everyone a Home," the Parkstad municipalities and their collaborative partners in the fields of housing, welfare and Health are embarking onaan de slag met de Regional Future Vision for Housing, Welfare and Health. This vision, which focuses on the principles of a "fair share" and inclusive neighborhoods, is the basis for a joint approach to the major social challenges of the coming years.
The vasteloavend in Heerlen gets a fresh and contemporary twist! Richtig Heële will from now on organize the best carnival activities in Heerlen center. The foundation takes over the baton from deTENT and from this season expands to Heerlerheide and Hoensbroek under the names Richtig Heëlehei and Richtig Gebrook.
The Municipality of Heerlen, Maastricht University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences have the desire to expand and further strengthen Heerlen as an educational city, thus contributing to increasing the broad prosperity of Heerlen and its immediate surroundings.
On Wednesday, February 19, Food Bank Limburg-Zuid opened its brand new store at Passartweg 150 in Heerlen. Here clients do not receive traditional food packages, but can do their own shopping, tailored to their own needs.
