Tag: Municipality
Nearly 8000 incidents in 5 years at the Bollendak, municipality sees ‘no simple solution’
Shoplifting and pickpocketing figures Shoplifting increased by 33 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The city center has the highest number of shoplifting with an increase of 48…
The municipality of Utrecht wants to talk about foie gras protests with an angry restaurant owner
Demonstrating in public space is a fundamental right that does not require a permit. “However, initiators can report a demonstration to us by means of a notification. That way we…
Failed culture project De Machinerie costs the municipality of Utrecht eight hundred thousand euros, and that amount can still increase
The Machinerie was a project of the municipality, the Dutch Film Festival, film house ‘t Hoogt, Fotodok and the owner of the building. Four multifunctional cinemas were to be built…
New sewage treatment plant in Niemisel – eight more in the works in the municipality
It is the city planning board that will deal with the issue starting on January 12, and the administration’s proposal is that a prefabricated sewage treatment plant be built in…
Bomenstichting is filing a lawsuit against the municipality of Utrecht tree felling at a housing construction site
The announced tree felling caused great outrage among local residents. In early December, local residents started a petition to prevent the trees from being cut down. Earlier, the Bomenstichting already…
Opposition parties outraged about supermarket war in Nieuwegein: ‘This will cost the municipality a lot of money’
“If I have to summarize it in one word, then we actually think it’s just messing around,” says D66 party chairman Tom Verhoeve. “Amateurish, clumsy… You can attach all kinds…
Tons of diesel discovered in secret cave in Håbo municipality
The rock room at Lillsjön in Håbo was established as part of the total defense in 1976. It was filled with diesel, mainly intended for civilian traffic if some type…
How an ancient helmet that was actually (partly) from Woerden cost the municipality 90,000 euros
Determining how much the helmet is worth turns out to be quite difficult. The object has therefore been appraised several times, explains Arja van Veldhuizen. She is director of the…
Supermarket soap in Nieuwegein: the municipality wants to close the recently opened Aldi again
The municipality naturally wants to prevent the payment of penalty payments and therefore placed fences on the early morning of January 2 to block the entrance to the Nieuwegein Aldi,…
This is how much the pension will increase in Sörmland in 2023 – municipality by municipality
Since 1 January 2023, all pensioners can see their new pension on the pension authority’s website. – For those who have income and supplementary pensions, the purchasing power decreases and…