Now both hamlets still belong to the village of Abbenes, but that is almost two kilometers away. After the call from Boerman, the municipality will investigate the how and why of the village centers in Haarlemmermeer, because “I am also very curious about the way,” said Mayor Schuurmans.
But the Huigsloters and peace citizens themselves also crave independence? With a survey, earlier this week, that does not seem to be the case. Two employees of a restaurant in Huigsloot look at what surprised when they hear about the research. “I have never heard that someone is working here. And we all do not live here, so apart from a new address for the restaurant, I don’t expect much to notice it.”
Prefer attention to other things
The Huigslootse Katrin sighs when she learns the plans. “Typical weather this. They have time for things like that, but we have been asking for traffic measures against speed drivers on the dike for years and little to nothing is done with it. I live here with a young child, who cannot safely leave her house. But for such a village status an investigation is immediately rigged?”
The question is what benefits the appointment to village center yields the residents. It is not easier for the municipality to pick up problems, the village does not acquire extra rights, and the motion in the city council was not accompanied by a call to give more attention to the (still) hamlets.