Coalition Agreement: continuing to build together for a vital and challenging Kerkrade!

Under the leadership of formateur Tim Weijers, Burgerbelangen Kerkrade, Ons
Kerkrade, PvdA Kerkrade and Ouderenpartij Kerkrade reached a coalition agreement based on very
constructive negotiations resulted in a coalition agreement. VVD Kerkrade
endorses the content of this agreement and has co-signed it, as a result of which
this party is also part of the new coalition.

Under the heading "Continuing to build a vital and challenging
Kerkrade!", in the coming 2022-2026 parliamentary term, the aforementioned parties will work together
will work together and the course set out in the previous management
outlines, but with new accents will be continued.

The coalition wants everyone to be able to participate and no one to be left by the wayside. The
municipality will continue to stand up for the weakest and most vulnerable in our
local society. Furthermore, the new coalition will launch a housing offensive that should
ensure sufficient housing supply for young and old, for starters and
move on. The coalition is also strongly committed to an integrated elderly policy and
exploring together with young people possible further facilities for
young people. It will also focus even more than before on citizen participation,
whereby promising civic initiatives will be facilitated.
We face the consequences of climate change. The coalition will
take measures to prevent or minimize the inconvenience of this change.
as much as possible and is committed to further energy transition.

Also, the coalition plans to apply the successful concept of Flexiforum also
apply to the adjacent former school building Sancta Maria.
The successful ideas of the program 'Vie, leven in beweging' (Vie, life in motion) will be
the coalition also to anchor it in the city's neighborhoods. In the proposed project
Kaalheide effervesces', the coalition wants to work closely with numerous sports and
social organizations realize vitality facilities and housing,
on the grounds around the municipal sports park.
In addition, in the coming administrative period, the coalition will abolish the dog tax
abolish it for the 1st dog.

Read more here for the full coalition agreement "Continuing to build together for
a vital and challenging Kerkrade!". This coalition agreement will be developed into a college program in the run-up to the
November 2022 budget session to be developed into a college program.

College composition and portfolio distribution

The intended aldermen are Tim Weijers (Burgerbelangen Kerkrade) who will also remain
deputy mayor, Jo Schlangen (Burgerbelangen Kerkrade), Alexander
Geers (Burgerbelangen Kerkrade), John Roland (Ons Kerkrade), René van
Drunen (PvdA Kerkrade) and Jo Paas (Ouderenpartij Kerkrade).
The portfolio division can be found in the coalition agreement.
 

Nomination
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the intended aldermen will be nominated to the council by formateur Tim
Weijers will be nominated to the council.