Edam-Volendam does attach value to the fact that van Baar “refused to register more men for the list at the end of 1944. He went into hiding and joined the resistance.”
Residents were able to think about a new name that should fit in with the flower district. Ultimately it became Zonnebloemstraat. Printing company NIVO, which also produces the local newspaper, has taken the name change positively and has put a card with sunflower seeds in the mailbox of everyone in the street.
Residents receive a fixed compensation from the municipality, shopkeepers can expect tailor-made compensation. The signs will be replaced soon, but the municipality cannot yet say exactly when.