Woonpunt and the municipality of Heerlen have jointly decided to restructure the Kasteelbuurt and prepare it for the future. It must become a pleasant, safe and liveable neighbourhood for different generations, with lots of greenery, easily accessible and suitable for different target groups.
On April 23, 2024, the municipality of Heerlen received the message that from 2030 onwards there will no longer be room for emergency care, ICUs and a birthing center in the hospital in Heerlen. The municipality had second-opinion studies carried out. The results are known.
In 2024 Alderman Marco Peters in various places in the city in conversation with 55-plussers about the elderly policy in the municipality of Heerlen. In the meantime, the new elderly policy is in the pipeline and he is going into the neighborhoods again to show what has been done with the collected ideas and suggestions. The goal is that the new elderly policy can be presented to the municipal council in March.
The municipality of Heerlen and Vista College have jointly launched the Events project. The students of Vista College who are following the event organization course are carrying out this project. This spring they are organizing an event in Hoensbroek-Centrum for the youth.
On January 11, the first meeting of the citizens' council in Heerlen will start. During this citizens' council, 136 randomly selected residents will discuss the theme of liveability within our municipality.
The municipality of Heerlen is preparing the opening of a new youth information point (JIP) in Heerlen-Centrum, for young people between the ages of 16 and 27. This will be a place where young people can drop in without an appointment to ask questions about all kinds of topics in their lives, such as work, study or housing.
On Tuesday evening, January 7, the municipality held its annual New Year's reception for the residents of Heerlen. This time the reception took place in the atmospherically decorated LIMBURGzaal of Theater Heerlen.
The municipality of Heerlen offers a former school building located at Steenkoolstraat 2 in Hoensbroek for sale. Cadastrally known as: municipality of Hoensbroek, section A, parcel number 5664.
Do you want to know more about local politics and how you can actively contribute? The Heerlen municipal council offers a unique opportunity to residents with an interest in politics! From the beginning of 2025, the Heerlen municipal council will start the Politically Active course.
