A major control of criminal activities at car companies in Hoogeveen and yet no F-35 combat aircraft at Eelde airport. You can read this and other important news in this review of the Drenthe news week.
Residents of apartment complex Vasalis in Roden can breathe relieved. They don’t have to move anyway. Housing corporation Woonborg wanted to transform 21 apartments in the Vasalis building into care homes, but the current residents also did not want their homes. In the meantime Woonborg has paused the permit application until July 9. “Together with residents and care group Drenthe, we want to see how we can live with a plus in a careful way within Vasalis. And we also involve the municipality, “says Annemarieke Nagel, interim director director of Woonborg.
A large -scale check took place on Tuesday at car companies along Stephensonstraat in Hoogeveen. The municipality, police, customs officers and other employees investigated whether there are illegal or criminal activities. The reason for the large -scale promotion is a report from the Court of Audit in Hoogeveen. Researchers found that there are a remarkable number of car companies in the municipality. Half of that cannot be found or does not seem professional.
Twelve helicopters and a few hundred soldiers: pressed in the vicinity of Oudemolen for the large-scale defense exercise Falcon Spring. The soldiers of the 13th Infantry battalion air mobile there practice an attack on the ammunition depot with American helicopter units. Falcon Spring officially started on May 12 and runs until the 23rd. Helicopter flights can be performed at night and soldiers will also be more visible during the day.
It seems strongly that Eelde airport will not be the new home base of F-35 combat aircraft. The Drenthe airport was in the picture as a training area for those aircraft, but the Ministry of Defense prefers Lelystad airport. In Drenthe, relief is relieved to the intention from different sides.
A large metamorphosis for two of the busiest roads around Emmen. The ring road (N391) and the road to Klazienaveen (N862) will be overhauled in the coming years for better flow and road safety. The tackled road must also give a boost to the business world in the region. The work must be completed by 2030 at the latest.