Etiket: Meppel
Meppel is left with almost 16 million euros, but is now heading towards a deficit
3 million euros is left over from support for the reception of Ukrainians. Received almost 6 million euros more from The Hague than expected. These are the two main reasons…
Meppel civil servants rent spaces outside town hall for meetings: ‘Nice coffee, but not desirable’
In any case, there are big plans for the ground floor. “The reception area looks fine.” But in terms of safety, it leaves much to be desired. It often happens…
Roundabout at water tower in Meppel may not return, bicycle tunnel will come anyway
That Steenwijkerstraatweg might turn into a bicycle street. And then a roundabout is no longer necessary there. But that depends on whether there will be a new access road to…
Town hall of Meppel is ‘outdated, broken and dirty’ and needs to be renovated for 7.5 million euros
And again a major cost item awaits the municipality of Meppel. After the Ogterop theater (more than 20 million euros) and a new swimming pool, or a thorough renovation to…
Residents of Meppel may pay more tax
The introduction of a tourist tax, or perhaps an increase in property tax. “Those are possibilities. There are dozens of possibilities. It’s about what is most effective,” says alderman Klaas…
Top of Boazbrug in Meppel has collapsed due to wood rot
Wood rot. That is why the top of the Boaz bridge in the center of Meppel collapsed in February. A passer-by fell, but after an investigation in the hospital it…
After 132 years of lessons, this old high school in Meppel is now being lived in: ‘Walked down those stairs with a diploma’
The buildings were sold to a project developer at the end of 2017. Now, six years later, all work is done. 21 apartments have been created in the HBS, Zuiderschool…
Two teenagers arrested for destroying power box Meppel
In Meppel, two teenagers aged 17 and 19 from Steenwijkerland and Meppel were arrested for destroying a power box. The destruction left part of the city without power. It would…
Cheese veterans from Meppel stop: ‘Time for rejuvenation’
The previous owners will not disappear completely, they will teach the entrepreneur the tricks of the trade this year. “He still needs to get better at carving,” explains Timmerman. “He…
FrieslandCampina employees in Meppel lay down work
Employees of dairy manufacturer FrieslandCampina in Meppel will stop work before midnight on Tuesday. It is one of three locations where there will be a strike next week. Earlier this…