5 months Ago
Facility Will Provide Vital Services to Residents
The province of Zuid-Holland is providing the land for the project, which will be made available to Barendrecht. The COA will soon work out an elaborate site plan. The centre will house services such as health, education and welfare. The Barendrecht municipal council will meanwhile decide soon whether the 60-place shelter at Zuider Carnisseweg should remain open until its new centre is open.
Rotterdam Leaders React Strongly
The decision has led to protestation from Leefbaar Rotterdam, the largest party in the Rotterdam coalition government. The group say earlier deals had prohibited such a centre without consent from Rotterdam. Simon Ceulemans, faction leader, told the Gazet van Antwerpen: "It is not possible that such explicit agreements are being breached. Rotterdam must not tolerate this." The party has called for a debate in the city council and is asking the municipality to halt the development, citing concerns over how such decisions align with the policies of the Dutch new government.
