PvdA councilor Rashana Hussain explains why her party issued a declaration of no reservations in June last year. “Something has to be done,” she says, “we cannot do nothing.” Her party will also vote in favor when voting on the final declaration of no reservations.
Her party does impose some requirements on this. Because there is still a lot of uncertainty about the soil washing installation, she proposes that the council keep a finger on the pulse and regularly share the progress of the cleaning operation with the council.
Two more hurdles before Schiphol
But even if the council issues the statement as in June, the machine cannot be taken out of the stable. The municipality has only assessed the application on spatial aspects,” councilor Beryl van Straten (VVD, Spatial Development) explains in a press interview. When applying for an environmental permit, the Environmental Service assesses the effects of the use of the installation on, for example, the environment.