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.
The single location for Vrijeschool Helianthus is getting closer. Due to the growth in student numbers, the educational space that the school moved into in 2015, BMV Molenberg, became too small.
Woonpunt and the municipality of Heerlen want to build a care center on the vacant lot on Kasteellaan in Meezenbroek. To this end, they signed a letter of intent on September 26. We will first investigate whether the construction of such a center is feasible.
Ten Limburg mining municipalities, the Province of Limburg, and the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG) are kicking off a new phase in tackling mining damage in Limburg. The focus is on repairing mining damage to people's homes in South Limburg. The first step is a new website.
During its meeting on September 24, the municipal council of Heerlen unanimously approved the introduction of the Special Measures for Metropolitan Problems Act (Wbmgp). With this decision, an official application will be submitted to the national government.
