Chill spot youth Oostvoorne

To give young people in Oostvoorne their own place where they can congregate, the municipality is looking for a suitable location. Young people themselves, but also police, enforcement and youth work have been asking for such a chill spot for some time.
This chill spot is expressly not intended for young people who cause trouble, but rather for young people who just want to meet friends after school, for example.

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Thinking about final location chill spot

We asked residents and young people, as well as police, enforcement and youth work, to help think about the criteria for a location. What should the location meet? Should it be an indoor or outdoor location? Which location do residents find suitable? Between March 17 and April 7, residents and young people had the opportunity to contribute by filling out an online questionnaire. You can read the results later on this page. On March 20, during a meeting, which was also attended by Mayor Scheepers, young people could give their opinion about what they think is important for a chill spot and what they think is a good location. Meanwhile, a meeting has also taken place with police, enforcement and youth work about the chill spot.

Walk-in meeting May 28

On May 28, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., there will be a walk-in meeting for residents at Cultural Center the Man in Oostvoorne. During this meeting you can discuss your ideas and thoughts about the location of this chill spot. Various topics will be discussed, such as safety and criteria for the location to be chosen. Mayor Arno Scheepers will also be present. 
 

Results survey of residents and youth

The Municipality of Voorne aan Zee wanted to know from residents of Oostvoorne what criteria a chill spot should meet and what they think is important when a chill spot for young people comes to the village. In addition, we are curious about the opinions of young people from Oostvoorne. For this reason, two questionnaires were distributed in March: one regular questionnaire for residents of Oostvoorne and one specifically aimed at younger residents up to 21 years of age. A total of 136 residents completed the regular questionnaire and 30 young people completed the youth version.

Below are the main findings of the study. 

Young people strongly in favor of a chill spot, other fillers moderately enthusiastic

The majority of young people are positive about creating a chill spot for young people in Oostvoorne. For example, they think it is a good idea because there are few other places for young people in Oostvoorne and they think it would be nice to have a place to get together with others. 

Among the fillers of the regular questionnaire, a majority is also in favor of a chill spot for young people, although they are slightly less outspokenly positive. On the one hand, some of them think that a chill area would create less nuisance and that it would be good for young people to meet each other. On the other hand, there are also respondents who think that the chill spot will cause nuisance. They also think that alcohol or drug use will take place in the chill area.

Criteria for location differences

The fillers of the regular questionnaire find it especially important that the chill spot be at a location where it causes as little nuisance as possible. They also consider the safety of the chill area, for example by means of good lighting, important. For young people it is especially important that the chill spot is easy to reach. The groups also differ on whether they prefer a place inside or outside. For the respondents of the regular questionnaire, the preference is for a place inside, where there is better supervision and less noise pollution. For young people, on the other hand, they prefer a place outside. However, they would like this place to be far enough away from homes that they will not cause any nuisance and that neighbors will not complain.

Those completing the questionnaire, who indicated so, have been sent the report through the research office. You can request the full report by calling our customer contact center at 14 0181 or by emailing nl 

You can download a summary of the survey results at the bottom of this page.

What happens to resident and youth input?

We use the results of the questionnaire and the input at the meetings to find a suitable location for a chill spot. Everyone is allowed to contribute ideas, but that does not mean that everyone is always satisfied with the outcome. There may be different or even opposing wishes or interests. It is up to the municipality to ultimately weigh in all those interests.

Chill spot part of broader youth approach

The chill spot for young people is part of the broader youth approach in Oostvoorne. There is not much for young people to do in Oostvoorne. The chill spot should become a safe and pleasant place for young people to get together with friends. 

So the chill spot is emphatically not intended for nuisance youth. We have a different approach for that. This includes measures such as more police presence and enforcement, a walk-in clinic of police and enforcement and the issuing of district bans for youths who cause nuisance.
 

No temporary meeting place

Late last year, the location near Langeweg/Brielseweg was chosen because there is sufficient space here, the land is owned by the municipality and because the location is not too close to a residential area. However, an environmental permit had to be applied for this location. That process was initiated, but unfortunately the wrong procedure was used. As a result, we had to withdraw the application and actually start a new procedure, which would take a lot of extra time. It was therefore decided not to place a temporary meeting place near the Langeweg/Brielseweg, but to immediately look for a permanent location. The outcome of the participation process will provide criteria that the location of a chill spot must meet. It may be that the chill spot can better be placed at another location than the Langeweg/Brielseweg, but that is not necessary. 
 

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