But if a municipality does not develop plans for wind energy itself, the province can, in an extreme case, designate a location for the generation of wind and solar energy. The VVD in Leusden, coalition partner of Local Important, wanted to get ahead of that. The party thought that the municipality should take the flight forward and denounced Kolkman’s interpretation of this file. “Leusden is therefore in danger of losing control of its own village and becoming increasingly isolated. We see it as a real risk that the province will determine for us what will happen,” said the VVD.
How the fall of the Leusden coalition shows the challenges of local politics
