Council meeting in a nutshell - April 18, 2024

Purchase of homes in Brielle from Hef Wonen

A partnership between housing corporations Maasdelta, Ressort Wonen and the municipal Housing Company Voorne aan Zee takes over approximately 750 homes from Hef Wonen. These are homes in the centre and surrounding neighbourhoods of Brielle, Vierpolders and Zwartewaal. The homes will be made more sustainable in the long term, so that they become more energy-efficient and comfortable. With the help of the unanimously adopted motion 'Sustainability of Housing Company', the municipality aims to provide all acquired homes with an energy label A from 2030. An action plan will be drawn up for this in the course of 2024. 

Motions

The following 'extraneous motions' (these are subjects that were not on the agenda) were adopted. 

Motion 'Room for horses'

With the motion 'Room for horses' the council was asked to create new policy for horse farms in the entire municipality Voorne aan Zee whereby the keeping of horses at homes, as well as the policy for the commercial keeping of horses, is expanded. The motion was adopted.

Motion 'Lift Fire Brigade Museum'

This motion was passed unanimously. It is a call to support the Fire Museum in finding additional funds to install a vertical lift for people with physical disabilities.

Motion 'No tolls for EBS due to new tunnel'

This adopted motion asks the board to advocate with the municipalities involved to the central government for a free passage through the Blankenburg tunnel for EBS (the bus company).

Motion 'Trees for Trees'

With this adopted motion, the council is requested to plant a new tree for every tree removed (the obligation to replant) in order to maintain the number of trees.

Motion 'Research into alternative and modest temporary housing for status holders with the aim of equal placement on the waiting list for social housing'

With this adopted motion, the board was requested to investigate the possibility of offering alternative and modest temporary housing solutions for status holders.

A number of motions failed and two motions were held over. More information or the full documents can be viewed via the website of the council information system of Voorne aan Zee