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Is paid parking ‘a cash cow’ for municipalities? 5 questions about parking tax
Utrecht and Amersfoort want to introduce paid parking in (almost) the entire municipality, and parking in other places is also becoming more and more expensive. News reports about parking fees…
Utrecht municipalities are disappointed that they cannot pay energy surcharge: ‘Sour for residents’
The municipalities of Bunnik, De Bilt, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Wijk bij Duurstede and Zeist have chosen not to do this, because this would disadvantage some residents. “This is because there is…
Showing everyone that you cannot manage the budget: ‘If many municipalities do that, it is a clear signal to the government’
According to Jelmer Vierstra, alderman for finance in Woerden, the money worries are real. “This problem occurs in almost every municipality in the Netherlands. There are real concerns about 2026…
Sharp increase in explosives in the Central Netherlands: already more than in the whole of 2022
The police therefore see a shift from shooting incidents to explosions, and an increase in home-made explosions. There’s flash powder in those homemade bombs, which is also in Cobras. “This…
Looking for the gap in ‘farming municipality’ Eemnes: ‘Of course it sometimes collides’
Yet we should not exaggerate the gap between residents, say both council members. Everyone is still talking to each other and there is mutual respect, also in the city council,…
Concerns about ‘mega chicken housing’ Utrecht University, what about that?
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is preparing for a major renovation. Old concrete buildings from the 60s and 70s are disappearing. Instead, a modern complex must arise, sustainable and with…
The price of butter, cheese and eggs is falling, but you don’t see much of that on the till receipt
Province of Utrecht – The prices of various supermarket products such as butter, cheese and eggs are falling again, according to an analysis that the NOS had carried out by…
More than 800 years old, found by chance and still immaculate: this is how the Vleutense sword came into the museum
In the 12th century, the Vleutense sword must have hung in the sheath of a knight on horseback. More than 800 years later, it was found in pristine condition at…
Utrecht fair causes division: what are the rules and how do you prevent nuisance?
But what are those stricter rules? Yasin Ugur, chairman of the Lombok shopkeepers’ association, can explain this in more detail. “You have to hire traffic controllers, security and first aiders.…
In Nieuwegein the tram still ‘screams’, despite lubrication installations, sharpened rails and wheel dampers
Nieuwegein – It still drives me crazy, say residents in Nieuwegein on the Zegelstede about the tram that passes by every seven minutes. The tram has been running in Utrecht,…