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MEETING DATES - 2010:
Community Council - Archipel & Willemspark Residents Association
Five times a year in the Klokhuis Community Centre on a Thursday at 20.00:
21 January
25 March
10 June
23 September
25 November
NEXT MEETING:
Community Council - Archipel & Willemspark Residents Association
date: Thursday 23 September 2010
time: 20.00
location: 't Klokhuis, Celebesstraat 4, The Hague
All residents are extremely welcome to attend the Community Council meetings.
Join in and have your say, we value your opinion!
Dates: Community Council Meetings
5 times per year in ’t Klokhuis on Thursdays at 20.00:
21 January - 25 March - 10 June - 23 September - 25 November
MINUTES:
Most pertinent points from
Archipel & Willemspark Community Council minutes
10 J U N E 2 0 1 0 I N 'T K L O K H U I S
Present: Mrs Aardewerk, Mrs Beekman, Mrs Bos, Mrs Drijver, Mrs ter Kuile, Mrs Mulder, Mrs Verhulst, Mrs Vonck, Mrs Van der Zalm ; Mr Bentinck, Mr Bloembergen, Mr Bos, Mr Dike, Mr Van Gijn, Mr Hazekamp, Mr Van der Hoog, Mr Huisman, Mr Kentgens (police), Mr. Klein, Mr Landheer, Mr. Munnikes (stand-in minutes secretary), Mr Spierenburg (The Hague city council), Mr Taekema, Mr Van Tetterode, Mr Thedinga.
Absent with notice: Mrs Arendse, Mrs. Blitz, Mrs Hoogenraad, Mr Abels
1. Opening, announcements, agenda
Chairman Wybe Taekema opens the meeting at 20.00 h. He introduces a number of newcomers:
- Bert and Marjolein Bos, former residents of Rijswijk, who will soon take up residence in Bankastraat,. Bert is still chairman of the Leeuwendaal community council and hopes to be active in Archipel/Willemspark in the future
- Erika Verhulst and Derk Hazekamp, both members of the working party Public Space. Inge van Fpall not present tonight, will also become a member of this working party. The working party will be brought back to life (see Minutes of previous community council meeting).
- Gerard Spierenburg, here on behalf of The Hague city council
- Peter Munnikes, who has declared himself willing to be active in the community, will take care of the Minutes of this meeting.
All present sign a card with best wishes for Mrs. Cateau van der Hoog, who is in poor health. Ank Beekman will make sure that the card will reach her.
The agenda is accepted without any changes.
2. Minutes of Community Council Meeting of March 25, 2010
Point 3. Tros should read TROS
Point 6. Alexanderstraat should read Alexanderveld.
The minutes are accepted without any further changes.
3. First reaction to the coalition agreement of the new City Council
Wybe Taekema informs us that a letter has been sent to the new City Council on behalf of 16 community organizations representing neighbourhoods closest to the NW main arterial route.
In spite of the criticisms expressed in the letter, these organizations declare themselves willing to collaborate with the new City Council. Betty Aardewerk compliments the phrasing in this letter.
Letter can be found on the A&W website (in Dutch) at http://www.archipelbuurt.nl/pages/documents/100601BriefaanBWenraad.doc
It is disappointing that the former alderman for Traffic, Peter Smit (VVD), has retained the same position on the new council.
4. Other news from the board, working parties and lobby groups
4A1. Progress citizens initiative Bankastraat (Willem van Gijn reports)
Adjustments to the roundabout on Bankaplein have been completed. Now that the flowerbed around the fountain is wider, it is impossible to negotiate Bankaplein in a straight line.
The junction between Bankahoogte and Alettta Jacobsweg has been changed in such a way that cars have to slow down, improving traffic safety.
Adjustments to the wider part of Bankastraat have been delayed and will be carried out later (part of major maintenance work already planned). The original plan was to carry out the work in 2010, but this will now probably not happen before 2011 or 2012. The delay is also due to cutbacks that the council has been forced to implement.
Auke Bloembergen remarks that all council members have agreed on this point in the past and that the year 2010 was a firm commitment. Willem van Gijn will check.
Willem seems to remember that in the past AH has promised to participate in the costs of the refurbishment of Bankastraat and remarks that alterations to the AH supermarket could be synchronised. This could be used as an argument for the work to be brought forward.
4A2. Feedback group Koninginnegracht (Willem van Gijn, member of this group, reports)
A quite remarkable condition for participation in the feedback group is acknowledgement of the fact that tram 9 does cause problems for traffic flow. The City Council pretends that adjustments to the tram route along Koninginnegracht are for the benefit of public transport, while residents are convinced that the Council means to give preferential treatment to the flow of car traffic.
Tram 9 causes 0% delay at the Javastraat crossing and 3-10% at Laan Copes. The Laan Copes delay is caused by a faulty adjustment of the traffic lights there. The real bottleneck is elsewhere: at the Bosbrug, but no tram tunnel has been planned for this section of the route. In the feedback group there are two points of interest for A&W: preservation of the trees along Koninginnegracht and burden of traffic through the neighbourhood. Willem will focus on concerns about traffic in A&W.
Initially it seemed that the trees would have to be cleared anyway, as the embankment would have to be replaced. In the meantime a report has been published saying that the embankment can be replaced without cutting down trees. If a tram tunnel is excavated, about 100 trees will inevitably be cleared.
Moreover, it has also been established that tram rails at ground level (maaiveld+) can be replaced without cutting down trees.
The Council has made it clear that €100 million was earmarked for public transport and that therefore the money cannot be used for any other purpose.
The feedback group intends to now focus on pushing for the 'maaiveld+' (ground level) option; Randstadrail rail lines and tram carriages twice the capacity they are now.
Adjustments to the total section of the route (Nieuwe Parklaan included) required for the 'maaiveld+' option for tram 9 would cost about the same as for a tram tunnel. Wethouder Smit has (informally) expressed the view that he would be willing to consider cancelling the tunnel options if the 'maaiveld+' (ground level) solution is sustainable for 30 years.
Paul Westra is chairman of the feedback group. This group was allowed to add one extra item to the list of points to be discussed, which made it possible to express our specific (different) views.
Betty Aardewerk will try to find out whether public minutes of the group’s meetings exist.
4B1 Public space
Erika Verhulst reports that this working party has had its first meeting and will present its ideas shortly.
Marjolein Bos asks whether we participated in the national garbage clean-up day. The answer is no.
Betty Aardewerk reports that the benches around de jeux de boules behind the Alexanderflat have been removed. Erika reports that during an Alexanderflat residents meeting, complaints were made about the noise levels of groups of youths hanging about on the benches. Consequently, Staedion has removed the benches.
Residents now take their own chairs. Noor Mulder regrets the fact that the benches have been removed.
Gerard Spierenburg (City Council) reports that residents rejected the initial plan for a playground in Delistraat. The City Council will now drawn up a new plan and present it to the residents.
Auke Bloembergen remarks that there is a lot of annoyance about the garbage containers in front of Couperusduin and particularly the mess around them. The working party Public Space is asked to look into whether they can be located underground.
4B2 Environmental planning (Tim Dike reports)
The building permits for new apartments on Frederikstraat depend on a ruling from the Council of State.
Things are at a deadlock regarding the extension at the back of the school on Frederikstraat.
There has been a meeting in the Bataaf tennis club where more details have been presented about the 15 apartments planned in Prinsevinkenpark. They seem to be acceptable.
On the old parking lot behind Sumatrastraat, DPI-Real Estate will build several “hofje”-style homes.
Three new properties have been planned for the site in Celebesstraat where the old library school used to be. Details are as yet unknown.
Berend Bentinck reports that, to the displeasure of the neighbours, the owners of no.6 Surinamestraat plan to install a swimming pool in the back garden. There are several grounds on which an objection can be lodged: contrary to the zoning plan and to the historic buildings and ancient monuments act. Objections have indeed been lodged.
Ank Beekman reports that extension of AH will not be realised before February/March 2011 because one of the locals has lodged an objection against the building plans.
4B3 Traffic
Wybe Taekema reports on the proceedings started against the Council of State.
Generally speaking an administrative judge rules when legal standards are concerned, but is reticent in the case of policy matters. The VCP is a matter of policy, as environmental standards do not play a legal role in our case. Future environmental standards (fijnstof) that may now be being exceeded have not yet laid down in law.
The court has suggested mediation between the Council and the aggrieved parties. A&W has asked the Council to cover all costs for mediation. Alderman Smit rejected the proposal outright. The A&W residents Association has therefore withdrawn from mediations.
Willem van Gijn makes it known that an extra 50 parking places will be reserved for the police on Alexanderveld. Willem will object: there is already a parking problem.
4C1 A&W Newspaper
Eva Drijver reports that the A&W Newspaper will appear shortly (frequency is 5 times a year).
No further news.
4C2 Website and e-mail Newsletter
Ank Beekman calls on everybody to canvas for additional volunteers and suggests that (new) working parties present themselves on the A&W Website and in the A&W Newspaper.
She would also like the working parties to send their minutes to her for posting on the Website, which is already attracting 3,000 different visitors a month. The website Newsletter has about 300 subscribers. It is generally sent out once every fortnight and usually read very quickly after publication.
4C3 Digital Billboard
Auke Bloembergen is now the only person taking care of the Digital Billboard and would like one extra person to help him. Derk Hazekamp promises help.
These two people will look into the possibility of adapting the layout to accommodate the Council’s format.
There are now three locations where the Digital Billboard can be read: ’t Klokhuis Community Centre, Citronics (on Frederikstraat) and AH in Sumatrastraat. Once AH has been refurbished, the screen there could possibly be assigned a better position in the supermarket.
4D1 Couperusduin Residents group
Noor Mulder reports that apart from the annoyance about the garbage containers (see 4D Public Space), there is nothing further of relevance for the meeting.
4D2 Scheveningse Bosjes
Bert Huisman reports that nothing has come of the proposals in the past. He will continue to monitor the Bosjes.
4D3 Bosjes van Repelaer
Marianne v.d. Zalm reports that an old wall is leaning dangerously due to subsidence and needs attention. Mr Spierenburg will contact the Council.
Youths loitering in the park are causing problems and have already vandalized some of the benches. It is regularly noisy at night. Henk Kentgenrs (community police officer) promises that a plan will be made to address the problem.
4D4 Surinamestraat Residents group
Berend Bentinck reports that a satisfactory solution has finally been found to the problem for turning vehicles. Posts will be installed and plant containers will be removed.
Max van der Hoog expresses his displeasure about the Council’s inefficiency in the process and the high costs involved.
There was confusion about the planting of trees, as initially a number of them could not be planted because of underground cables. Eventually trees were planted in spite of the cables and so far there have been no power cuts.
5. Police, Council, local well-being
5.1 Police
Henk Kentgens (community police officer) reports that a number of arrests have been made in the neighbourhood but gave no details. He asks for Marianne van der Zalm’s phone number; she had reported the problems in the Bosjes van Repelaer (see 4D3 Bosjes van Repelaer).
SMS-alert is now operational in the neighbourhood. Furthermore he reports that contacts with BBOZ (Zeehelden district maintenance and development trust) are good.
5.2 City Council
Gerard Spierenburg reports that there will be a 10% cut-back in the Council’s budget for the year 2011. It is still unknown how this will be achieved.
For refurbishment of Delistraat shrubbery: see point 4B1 (Public Space).
5.3 Well-being
Boog (a charitable organization for community structure) has carried out a neighbourhood survey amongst approximately 70 inhabitants. Alderman van Alphen has made the relevant addresses available. Betty Aardewerk wonders if privacy was not being violated here; furthermore, she had heard that the list had been compiled in a careless manner.
CIS (= International Cooperation Centre - VU University of Amsterdam) has carried out a similar survey, in which 250 people have been approached and 80 have responded. The working party Well-being (not only A&W) will keep a close eye on things.
6. Other business and conclusion of meeting
Berend Bentinck asks about the reconstruction of Nassauplein. For budgetary reasons this has now been discontinued. Previous advice: handle Bankastraat refurbishment first.
Enno Thedinga remarks that the traffic sign on the corner of Laan Copes and Balistraat is confusing and sometimes causes drivers wanting to go to Amsterdam turn into Balistraat.
At around 21.45h. the chairman concludes the meeting and invites all present for drinks and further talks.
Next community council meeting in ‘t Klokhuis on 23 September 2010 at 20.00.
Translation: Antoinette van der Maas
MINUTES:
Most pertinent points from
Archipel & Willemspark Community Council minutes
2 5 M A R C H 2 0 1 0 I N 'T K L O K H U I S
Present : Mrs Aardewerk, Mrs Beekman, Mrs Blitz, Mrs ter Kuile, Mrs Mulder, Mrs Nuij-Dols, Mrs Vaartjes, Mrs Arendse (minutes secretary); Mr Bentinck, Mr Bloembergen, Mr Dike, Mr Hooft Graafland, Mr Landheer, Mr Nieuwenhuys.
Absent with notice: Mrs Drijver, Mrs Hoogenraad, Mrs VanTill; Mr Van Gijn, Mr Klein, Mr Taekema
1. Opening, announcements, agenda
Chairman Wybe Taekema is unable to attend; vice chairman Gilles Hooft Graafland opens the meeting at 20.00 h. The agenda is accepted without any changes.
2. Minutes of Community Council Meeting of January 21, 2010
Point 3. Police: Canvassing of participants for SMS Alert will start on March 26 with visits to shops and the distribution of flyers; also among shoppers on the streets. Leaflets are also available at the local police station and 't Klokhuis as well as from the community council itself.
Point 3. Council: planting of flowers in Surinamestraat delayed because of the cold weather.The minutes are accepted without any changes.
3. Evaluation meeting on upcoming council elections
More than 100 people came to the meeting on the upcoming council elections of February 8. Political party VVD was absent (without notice) because of illness. It was an agreeable evening; useful and well prepared.
Ank Beekman would like feedback about the advice on how to vote. Can the community council indeed give advice in this way? Reactions are positive, it was good advice and all important issues were addressed. The website information was also clear. Ank hopes that in future the council will listen better to the local people. Eveline Blitz tells us that on April 6, TROS Television will have an item on involvement of local people in council matters, the so-called ‘Haagse Handvatten’.
4. Other news from the board, working parties and lobby groups
a. Progress Bankastraat:
Around the fountain extra soil has now been added. All work was delayed because of the cold weather. Annemargriet Vaartjes remarks that the traffic sign showing the speed of the cars coming down the Bankastraat seemd to work well; why was is removed? Maaike Nuij tells us the board is circulating; maybe it could return? Dide Labots (council) is the contact person.
b. Working parties:
Through traffic: Gilles informs us that the council has set up a Koninginnegracht sounding-board group. Willem van Gijn is a member. A first meeting has already taken place. The council is using improper arguments to cut down the chestnut trees along the gracht. The sounding-board group is now focusing on the proposed solution 'maaiveld+' (ground level), which could mean Randstadrail’s tracks and tram cars will be twice as long. Eveline (also a member of the sounding-board group) is doubtful whether participation in this group is useful. How much energy will it take and what will be the outcome? A second opinion has been requested on saving the chestnut trees. Gilles would like to receive reports from the sounding-board group for the A/W newspaper and website. Tim Dike would like to raise more resistance in the area; people do not seem to realize the consequences and do not feel the urgency to take action.
Auke Bloembergen feels that sufficient action has been taken; after all, the working group Through Traffic is addressing the problem. There are other issues in the district. Gilles decides we have to await further developments.
Environmental planning: Auke informs us that this working group will meet on March 26 to discuss its scope of authority and possible further expansion.
Tim Dike reports that the basic development plans for Prinsevinkenpark has been accepted. It is a well-thought out plan involving the building of 15 new apartments. DPI-Real Estate plans to build 10 mews houses (hofjes) on the former parking lot behind Sumatrastraat.
Public space: this working group has now been re-established and comprises members Erica Verhulst, Betty Aardewerk and Martijn van Faassen. We need more participants in this group.
c. A&W media: Ank warns that running the A/W website is a lot of work for a very small group of people. They urgently need support! There are around 3,000 to 3,500 visitors to the site per month and more than 200 Dutch and 100 expat subscribers to the newsletter prove that this is an excellent medium, also attracting visitors from outside the area.
The Oranje Comité has been given an e-mail address via the site oranje@archipelbuurt.nl and information about the 2010 Queen’s Birthday festivities will be featured on a special web page, making it possible for people to subscribe to planned activities.
Eveline proposes that all present will approach one or two persons to ask them to help with the website work: putting technical information on the site, writing texts, translating texts.
Auke: A third digital billboard has been placed in the window of Citronics in Frederikstraat (thanks to Annette ter Kuile). Here, too, we need editors.
d. Gilles: the idea of poetry on walls has been met with enthusiasm. The council has put aside a sum of €50,000 for each district in order to improve public space. Perhaps the first poem could be located at the Javastraat end of Surinamestraat, opposite the Couperus statue?
5. Police, council, quality of life in the area
Henk Kentgens (community police officer) informs us that the neighbourhood is quiet at the moment.
In Atjehstraat, some youths have been making a nuisance of themselves, but it was not difficult to address them and explain the inconvenience caused. Local pupils working alongside BBOZ took part in a clean-up campaign in schools.
Maaike Nuij (council): the janitor of Het Schakelpunt is making an inventory of the inhabitants’ needs. Staedion and Florence will have to take action now. The janitor’s room could also serve as a small meeting room. The library has been moved to ‘t Klokhuis. Betty knows that Boog is conducting a wider survey among the 70+ residents. There are regular discussions on the subject between Boog and councillor Van Alphen. The council favours a plan for the Schakelpunt that will be supported by all parties involved.
Plein 1813: Many people find the storage of all kinds of materials on Plein 1813 an eyesore. Eveline would like to know whether the reconstruction plan of the roundabout was ever discussed with A&W’s community council? This does not appear to be the case. Annemargriet asks whether the historical access lanes for horse-drawn coaches will be preserved for posterity. Maaike will send the suggestion to the secretariat. Gilles compliments the council on the revamping of Frederikstraat. The street looks a lot better and is easier for cyclists to negotiate.
Maaike will become coordinator of the focal point for graffiti. This is her last meeting; Gerard Spierenburg will take over from her.
6. Other business and conclusion of meeting
Ank distributes excerpts from the annual reports 2008 and 2009 and provides information. The reaction of the council is positive. Ank has spent a lot of time producing these reports and is applauded for all her hard work. On September 1, she will stand doen as secretary. Who will be her successor?
Berend Bentinck wonders why there are so few bins and poop-scoops in the area. Maaike explains that these are only placed close to green areas, which attract more litter.
Annemargriet draws our attention to the erosion of the 1813 Monument. The reliefs are exceptional, but if nothing is done, they will have disappeared within a few years.
In September/October there will be guided tours of the local cemeteries under the motto ‘Huilen in Den Haag’ (crying in The Hague).
Noor Mulder asks when construction work around the police station will be finished. Ank explains that Patijnlaan will be finished next month, but not Alexanderveld. Information given by police during these activities was not very satisfactory.
At 21.45 the chairman concludes the meeting; discussions continued and drinks were enjoyed.
Translation: Antoinette van der Maas
MINUTES:
Most pertinent points from
Archipel & Willemspark Community Council minutes
2 1 J A N U A U R Y 2 0 1 0 I N 'T K L O K H U I S
Present: Mrs Aardewerk, Mrs Leidekker (Vredeskapel), Mrs Verhulst, Mrs Hoogerbrugge (police), Mrs Beekman, Mrs Punt, Mrs Janse (police), Mrs Ter Kuile, Mrs Arendse (minutes secretary); Mr Landheer, Mr Dike, Mr Boer, Mr Van Tetterode, Mr Punt, Mr Bloembergen, Mr Huisman, Mr Spierenburg (Department of Municpal Administration), Mr Klein, Mr Hooft Graafland, Mr Taekema, Mr Gieskes (Zeehelden district maintenance and development trust), Mr Daalmeijer (Zeehelden district maintenance and development trust), Mr Van Gijn, Mr Thedinga, Mr Degens, Mr Nieuwenhuys.
Absent with notice: Mrs Ten Hoope, Mrs Vd Zalm, Mrs Nuij (Dept of Municpal Admiistration); Mr Abels, Mr Lakens, Mr Nieuwenhuis.
Welcome by chairman Wybe Taekema, followed by a presentation on the environment.
What is the connection between the Copenhagen Climate Summit and Archipel & Willemspark?
Introduction by Graham Degens
Graham has been working for many years in the oil industry and he now devotes himself to the cause of a CO2 neutral future. The Copenhagen Climate Summit has led to the insight that climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. There is a strong political wish to deal with this problem; however, no firm commitments have been made.
CO2 emission is the result of choices that we make, as is the case with other environmental problems. Graham suggests reducing our ecological footprint locally, as a community. We could meet 2-4 times a month and start environmental projects; this would also good for community feeling. How do local people feel about this?
Auke Bloembergen was present at a lecture by Wubbo Ockels. Wubbo is in favour of sun energy investments. Auke’s experience is that municipal council procedures are too slow. A lobby group of people supporting each other and submitting a communal request would help. Graham is also in contact with the Environment Centre in The Hague.
The following agreement is made: local residents with strong feelings about this subject can express their interest via the A&W secretariat. If enough people are interested a follow-up meeting will be held.
1. Announcements, agenda
Chairman Wybe Taekema reports: there are no announcements; the subject “tram tunnel Koninginnegracht” will be added to point 5.
2. Minutes of Community Council Meeting of 19 November 2009
4.1 Gerard Spierenburg (Dept. of Municipal Administration, replacing Maaike Nuij): only two reactions have been received following the questionnaire handed out to residents of the Schakelpunt Care Centre on the subject of the provision of meals. The council specifically asks that more enquiries be made.
The minutes are accepted without any changes.
3. Police: Jorien Janse explains implementation of SMS-Alert in Archipel&Willemspark
As a preliminary initiative to the implementation of “burgernet” (citizens alert), see www.burgernet.nl, police in our neighbourhood will start up an SMS-Alert. Jorien explains that local residents can register their interest at http://www.politie.nl/haaglanden/sms-alert/. Police will then send an SMS message as soon as something is wrong in the neighbourhood: an active burglar, a missing child, doorstep confidence tricksters, pickpockets, etc. People can report back to the police if they have useful information. It is expected that 30% of the locals will support this initiative. Jorien would like this news to be publicized through the A/W newspaper, website and digital billboard. Gilles Hooft Graafland suggests that leaflets could be distributed during the pre-election meeting on 8 February. A special information evening could be held, if needs be.
Muncipal Council: Gerard Spierenburg (Department City Management)
- Work on the Atjehstraat playground is finished.
- Report that young troublemakers have been active in the Cantaloup playground. Marianne Hoogerbrugge, community police officer, has already visited the location but found nothing to report.
- Surinamestraat residents will be informed that they can choose one type of flower planter for their street.
- The Bosje van Repelaer has been trimmed and pruned.
- A woman on a scootmobile (motorized wheelchair) on the Patijnlaan slipped into the water. An internal enquiry has been started to improve the municipal council’s gritting policy. A number of residents confirm that the slippery roads have indeed been extremely dangerous. Gerard also invites people to take the initiative to sweep and sprinkle salt in front of their own homes.
- The Atjehstraat tree-planting project has not yet been discussed with local residents. Planting has been delayed because of the frost; the municipality is still dealing with the backlog.
- Maaike Nuij informed Ank via an e-mail that Zeestraat will be open to cyclists again by the end of February. The stretch between Parkstraat/Kneuterdijk will be closed off to cyclists for another 18 months.
BBOZ (Zeehelden district maintenance and development trust)
Henk Daalmeijer explains the work of BBOZ in A&W public space
Henk explains how this trust was set up in 1996 following the example of the French “Regie de Quartier”. It provides additional services, such as salting in streets unaccessible for the municipality vehicles, or keeping the area around the paper and glass containers clean and tidy. Long-term unemployed will carry out the work.
In Archipel&Willemspark this trust takes care of, among other things, the removal of rubbish from Mallemolen to containers, cleaning up Cantaloupenburg playground, keeping the area around glass and paper recycling containers on Nassauplein and Patijnlaan clean, clearing up dog mess (Monchyplein/ Laan Copes/ Bankaplein/Bankastraat/ Alexanderhof/ Delistraat/at the back of the cemetery/Koninginnegracht). Special attention should be given to tracking down the culprits and how this anti-social behaviour can be prevented.
Gerard adds that it is still important to always inform the municipality about these sort of complaints (T 14 070). BBOZ can also be alerted (361 5990). BBOZ can also be brought in to help withone-off events such as sweeping up after a street party.
4. Inventory of the meeting on upcoming council elections 8 February 2010 in Klokhuis Community Centre
Wybe: council representatives the political parties VVD, PvdA, GroenLinks, CDA, SP, D66 and Haagse Stadspartij have been invited to join in the debate on a number of subjects important to our neighbourhood, e.g. a number of traffic issues, diminishing care for the elderly, relationship between the city council and residents. The programme is not yet definite; agenda items can still be submitted. Max de Bok (parliamentary journalist and ex-chairman of Nieuwspoort) will chair the meeting.
5. Other news from the board, working parties and lobby groups
- Willem van Gijn (lobby group Traffic): on behalf of A/W we put forward our point of view at the public meeting of the Committee VML (Transportation and Environment) on 21 January 2010. See www.denhaag.nl/mijnraad for complete agenda in Dutch .
Working in alliance with organisations such as Rover, the Nature Conservation Society, Friends of The Hague and the Environmental Centre of The Hague, we have expressed our great concern about the plan for a tram tunnel under the Koninginnegracht. Councillor Smit said that no decision has yet been made. Before the summer recess a full study will be presented and until then everything is still open. Auke expresses his concern that the government will consider this to be the solution to the problems that have arisen since the VCP (Traffic Circulation Plan) was introduced. We have to keep a sharp eye on things. Willem adds that new road markings in Bankastraat have been delayed because of winter weather conditions. Regretfully, major repairs in Bankastraat will not be carried out before 2011. A project group will be set up to monitor improvements to the street.
Funding will have to be found and to this end there is already e-mail contact with Dide Labots of the city council.
- Wybe reports positive reactions to the proposal to set up a “Snel Verkeer” (Through Traffic) lobby group
- Willem is busy developing a new initiative regarding Javastraat. The situation for cyclists on Javabrug needs attention. An appeal has been filed against the parking permits allocated to the Paraat Peloton. The appeal has been devlared admissable and there will be a hearing shortly.
- Tim Dike (lobby group Environmental Planning) has filed an objection against the building plans in Frederikstraat. Enno Thedinga and Tim have a meeting scheduled with the municipal council, together bicycle repairman Chris Steenstraten. There is no permit for the present construction work, but the zoning plan allows high-density devlopment. If there are funds, Chris will be able to roof over the whole of the back of the premises.
- Auke: Martijn van Faassen would like to breathe new life into the lobby group Public Space. Who would like to take part?
- Ank Beekman: the A/W website has posted all the information on the latest developments regarding the main north-west arterial route (NWH), the Koninginnegracht tunnel, etc. The digital newsletter now has more than 250 subscribers and around 3,000 people a month visit the A/W website.
- The digital billboard is to be adapted to support the standard lay-out provided by the council, but will retain the A?W corpoate fountain emblem. According to Auke this will make maintenance easier and short films will also be possible.
- Winner of the website/digital billboard Winter Photo Competition is Auke vd Kooi; his picture shows the Olympus Tower on De Monchyplein bathed in sunlight.
- Linda Fairwether Nash (Website international) and Jaap Drijver (webmaster Nl) have been presented with the A/W Residents Association’s ErePrijs 2009.
- Annemieke Leidekker (Vredeskapel and lobby group Public Welfare) reports on new talks on the subject of the Social Support Act (WMO), regarding negative developments in care for the elderly. A meeting is scheduled in the Julianakerk with councillor Van Alphen on February 2 at 19.00. It is most important that our community is represented!
6. Other business and conclusion of meeting
- Before Christmas, Tim rang T 14 070 to report a dangerous pothole in the street opposite 60 in Surinamestraat. When will something be done about this? Gerard will make enquiries.
- Enno Thedinga is displeased about the fact that a neighbouring family of three in the Balistraat owning 6 cars and a large trailer are allowed to park without any fines, while his own guests are fined if they leave their cars parked for just 10 minutes too long.
- Betty Aardewerk would like the neighbourhood to take action against the negative developments at the Schakelpunt Care Centre. The subject will be on the pre-election debate agenda on 8 February.
- Ruud Klein supplements with news that the library in Schakelpunt will move to the Klokhuis Community Centre.
A solution will be sought for the OAP keep-fit classes.
- Marianne: The 30-km-zone signs in Prinsevinkenpark are incorrect: the municipal council will take action.
Chairman Wybe Taekema concludes the meeting at 22.25 after which discussions continued and drinks were enjoyed.
Next community council meeting in ‘t Klokhuis on June 10 2010 at 20.00.
Translation: Antoinette van der Maas
MINUTES:
Most pertinent points from
Archipel & Willemspark Community Council minutes
19 N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9 I N 'T K L O K H U I S
Present: Mrs Aardewerk, Mrs Beekman, Mrs Blitz, Mrs Drijver, Mrs Hoogenraad, Mrs Hoogerbrugge, Mrs. Leidekker, Mrs Mulder, Mrs Nicolai, Mrs Nuij, Mrs Punt, Mrs. Van Till, Mrs Verhulst, Mrs Ponsen and Mrs Arendse (minutes secretary), and Mr Abels, Mr Bentinck, Mr Bloembergen, Mr Dike, Mr Van Gijn, Mr Hooft Graafland, Mr Landheer, Mr. Munnikes, Mr. Nieuwenhuys, Mr. Punt, Mr. Rouppe van der Voort, Mr Taekema, Mr Van Tetterode, Mr Vermeulen, Mr Vroom, Mr Zeper
Absent (announced beforehand): Mrs Ter Kuile, Mrs van der Zalm, and Mr Klein
1.0 Welcome by chairman Wybe Taekema.
Because of the presence of a number of members of the Platform Main North West Arterial Route, this point (point 3) will be discussed first.
3. News on tunnel plan Main North West Arterial Route (NWH)
Koos Zeper, vice chairman Platform NWH, gives a resumé of the history of the Platform which was established more than 15 years ago as a sparring partner for the council. It represents 25% of the population of The Hague. The Platform wants a coherent, integral plan for traffic flow, which could be completed section-by-section if needs be. For the inhabitants of The Hague, accessibility and quality of life have priority. The Hague council has different ambitions: to become an international city with an extensive harbour quarter and higher-population density. Not enough attention is given to the quality of life and the handling of strongly increasing traffic flow.
Vincent Vroom and Guus Nieuwenhuys present a plan of full tunnelling of the NWH between Promenade Hotel and Kijkduin. The complete text will be published on www.archipelbuurt.nl. The tunnel will greatly reduce traffic in the neighbourhood, as for time saving reasons the tunnel will be used by all those who have their destination elsewhere, with as a result better air quality, greater traffic safety, less traffic jams, less traffic noise, more space for parks and gardens. It is important to plan now as council planning (safety tunnel Johan de Wittlaan, tram tunnel Central Station – Madurodam) could obstruct a long-term solution. Guus stresses the fact that this is a concept plan; details will have to be worked out later. Vincent draws attention to the fact that municipal government should do what citizens want.
Pauline van Till wonders whether excavation is not very expensive. Guus: No, on the contrary, excavation is cheaper than traditional tunnelling. Techniques have become much better recently. Tunnel construction should be left to contractors.
Gilles Hooft Graafland: have political parties been approached?
Wybe: Political parties VVD, PvdA and Groen Links are negative. CDA has some financial objections. The Haage Stadspartij is in favour, according to Tim Dike.
Betty Aardewerk: D66 has introduced a motion to look into the costs of the plan.
Eveline Blitz asks: Will there be a junction at Stadhouderslaan so that CentrumRing use will still be possible? Answer Guus: Details will be worked out later.
Tim Dike: the Ministery of Transport and Communications is positive about the plan. Gilles suggests asking all political parties for their opinion. Betty remarks that these can change rapidly (as was the case with the cruise terminal). Koos informs us that the council has agreed to take the tunnel concept into account as a starting point for further research. Willem van Gijn thanks the Platform members and asks for advice on how to vote. Would it be an idea to present the subject to the NRC/Handelsblad newspapers? Auke Bloembergen has contacts there and will take appropriate action. Willem would like to know whether Cut & Cover techniques and Excavation have already been combined elsewhere. This is not the case for a tunnel for cars, but it has been done for the underground (metro).
INTERVAL
Point 1 (cont’d) No further business; the agenda is accepted without any changes.
2. Minutes of community council meeting 24 September 2009
The minutes are accepted without any changes.
4. Municipal Council: including City Management Service and Police
4.1 Maaike Nuij: The Schakelpunt and Gerard Spierenburg will keep an eye on things regarding Senior Citizens Work; OCW has taken over. On November 27, there will be a meeting about meals for the elderly. Else Ponsen adds that a questionnaire has been sent out by Staedion/Schakelpunt to find out if people are interested in a meal.
4.2 Archipelschool playground is still in the process of being overhauled.
4.3 Marianne Hoogerbrugge (Community Police): the Police Corps Run in the Scheveningse Bosjes brought in 3,500 euro for Pink Ribbon; approx. 200 people participated.
4.4 SMS Alert will also come to our neighbourhood. At the beginning of next year an informative meeting will take place for residents. Auke is contact address for SMS Alert on behalf of A/W.
5. Other news from the board, working parties and lobby groups
5.1 The New Year’s Reception will take place in ‘t Klokhuis on January 10 and start at 15.00.
5.2 Poetry on blank walls in the neighbourhood. The working party has had its first meeting. Members will go and look into the Leiden situation and present a plan for Archipel/Willemspark.
5.3 Working party Traffic/Bankastraat: Willem van Gijn reports that the central reservation of raised kerbing at the top of “high: Bankastraat is very effective; people drive a lot slower now. The enlargement of the central area around the fountain has been delayed: the permit for alterations has not yet been issued. It is hoped that there will be no budgetary consequences if the work is carried out in 2010 instead of 2009. Mr van Iersel is worried about the fact that a larger flowerbed will make the fountain look smaller. The plan will be discussed with him; the fountain is dear to us all. Two sketches have been drawn up for the broad section of of Bankastraat. The working party has a preference for the one with the central reservation (see website). Lanes will be narrower, meaning slower traffic. A zebra crossing at the top Bankastraat could be realized.
Parking permits for the Rapid Reaction Unit have now been granted. An objection will be lodged.
5.4 Working party Urban Planning: Tim Dike reports on the new development plans for the Willemspark School. The HSV (The Hague School Association) will give a presentation on the evening of November 22; everybody is welcome to attend.
5.5. Working party Public Space: Auke informs the meeting that new members are needed. Is anybody interested in making the public space in our district more attractive?
5.6 Social Sofa: Wybe thanks the ladies – and the one gentleman – who have worked so hard on this great project. Special thanks to Else Ponsen who coordinated it all. Else asks Willem to take the Social Sofa into account in the development plan for the broad section of Bankastraat; it deserves a prominent place.
5.7 Bosje van Repelaer: Ank Beekman thanks the council on behalf of Marianne van der Zalm for their action. Branches have been thinned out, fencing has been partly repaired, new fencing has been installed, and everything looks great again.
5.8 Media - digital billboard:
The billboard was officially activated on November 11 by alderman Huffnagel. Auke explains: if you want to post a news item, it will first appear on the website and then automatically on the billboard.
5.9 Senior Citizen’s Work: Leny Punt introduces herself as the successor to Charlotte van Lynden.
6 Other business and conclusion of meeting
6.1 There are queries about the situation around police Headquarters. Marianne Hoogerbrugge will find the name and telephone number of our contact person there. If pedestrian traffic lights are suitably programmed, this can be reported to www.denhaag.nl
6.2 Vincent is grateful for the opportunity to hear the platform NWH plans.
6.3 Auke: will Malakkastraat lamp posts be painted shortly? They were been given an undercoat some time ago now.
6.4 Betty: could we have advice from the police on cycling through the Scheveningse Bosjes safely (following TV West news item). Marianne: problems there are well-known and are closely monitored, but people should always use their common sense.
6.5 Else informs the meeting that this will be her last time as minutes secretary.
6.6 Willem would like an update on the CentrumRing. Wybe: the procedure is still on-going. Measurements and calculations are being carried out, but European standardization was postponed. Also: is there any news on Albert Heijn’s development plans? Maaike: the stonemason’s yard will not close.
6.7 Tim asks who will go to the official opening of the VCP (Traffic Circulation Plan). Nobody is planning to do so.
The chairman concludes the meeting at 22.25 after which discussions continued and drinks were enjoyed.
The next Community Council meeting will take place on 21 January 2010
in 't Klokhuis Community Centre
Translation: Antoinette van der Maas
MINUTES:
Most pertinent points from
Archipel & Willemspark Community Council minutes
2 4 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 I N 'T K L O K H U I S
Present: Mrs Aardewerk, Mrs Arendse, Mrs Beekman, Mrs Blitz, Mrs Drijver, Mrs Hoogenraad, Mrs. Leidekker, Mrs Van Lynden, Mrs Nuij-Dols, Mrs Van der Zalm, Mrs Ponsen (minutes secretary), and Mr Bloembergen, Mr Dike, Mr Van Ekelenburg, Mr Hooft Graafland, Mr Van der Hoog, Mr Kentgens, Mr Landheer, Mr Metz, Mr Van Moorsel, Mr Tetterode, Mr Thedinga
Absent (announced beforehand): Mrs Mulder and Mrs Punt, and Mr Abels, Mr Huisman, Mr Klein, Mr. De Liefde, Mr. Nieuwenhuys, and Mr Taekema. 1.0 Welcome by Vice Chairman Hooft Graafland replacing chairman Wybe Taekema.
Jolanda Arendse is introduced. She will replace Else Ponsen who will retire as of 1 Jan. 2010 as administrative support. Else is already showing her the ropes. Jolanda has working experience as publicity staff member in a number of theatres in The Hague. She is now temporarily employed in the Regentes/Valkenbos community.
1.1 The agenda is accepted without any changes.
2. Minutes of community council meeting June 4, 2009
Point 2 – bottle banks and recycling paper containers in Burg Patijnlaan can’t go underground as a large quantity of police cables are in the way. Maaike Nuij will now take action to have the present containers replaced.
Point 4.3 – Surinamestraat. After a members meeting of the Lobby Group Surinamestraat regarding changes in the public gardens and parking policy there will be a residents meeting chaired by Wybe with the director of the City Districts Centre, Gert Jan Bunck.
Point 4.5 – a poll will be held among the residents of the Atjehstraat on the subject of trees to be planted there.
Point 4.6 – The chairman compliments the council on the face lift of the Frederikstraat. Bicycles chained to the bridge railings spoil the effect. Mr. Metz of the Nieuwe Hof also complained about the number of bicycles against the fence in the Curacaostraat. community police officer Kentgens: this is something to be solved by the owner of the building, Staedion. However, the Police Contact Centre T 14 070 will label abandoned cycles if requested, and remove them later.
Point 6.3 – Traffic problems in the Nassaulaan could be easily solved by constructing a small roundabout in front of the bridge.
Addition to the Minutes:
Enno Tedinga’s (working party City Planning) remarks that the building plan of a car park in the Balistraat was not recorded in last meeting’s minutes. The objections submitted were rejected, and no further action will be taken.
Betty Aardewerk reports that future council policy on parking permits will be to increase the costs: the first permit will be relatively inexpensive, the second one more expensive, and the third one even more so. Hopefully this will work as a deterrent.
With the addition by Enno the minutes are accepted.
3. News on Centrum Ring, NWH - Main North West Arterial Route and International Zone
3. 1 Tim Dike gives an account of the Political Café meeting for residents and council members of September 14. Subject: Project for a duplex tunnel under the Main North West Arterial Route from Hubertustunnel to Kijkduin. The initiators of this project, Guus Nieuwenhuys and Vincent Vroom, gave a presentation at the meeting. The council wants a short tunnel under the Scheveningseweg and prefers to proceed section by section. Members of the Council Executive are against the NWH project, the other parties support it. Political party D66 wants a financial overview of the project, after which a motion will be proposed at one of the city council meetings. (addition: The plans for the tunnel project will be presented by the initiators during the next Community Council meeting on 19 November 2009).
3.3 Eveline Blitz reports that the Mobility Bill 2020 on traffic in the city centre will be discussed shortly. Local districts will be consulted during the coming four months. A copy of this Bill will be requested by the secretariat.
4. Council: Municipal Council: including City Management Service and Police
4.1 Maaike Nuij: objections against the parking permits at Alexanderplein were dismissed. Only after the permits have been granted, can objections be made. High fees must be paid for the 180 permits for Rapid Reaction Unit – the police force has not yet been applied for them. Maaike hopes to hear from people in case of inconvenience caused, so that she can inform her contact person in the police force.
4.2 Maaike Nuij: ANWB staff members have given the Cantaloup playground an extensive overhaul during their company outing, together with the BBOZ (Zeehelden district maintenance and development trust).
4.3 Police: Yvonne Ipema who now works in the Zeehelden district has been succeeded by Henk Kentgens, who reports on problems in the neighbourhood caused by people coming from the city centre, i.a. “the liberation goods from shops”; burglaries have been reported by embassies and premises on Javastraat.
4.4 Unlike the Scheveningen precinct, there will be no National Police Day celebrations at the Karnebeek precinct.
4.5 Mr Metz asks about counselling in case of quarrels between neighbours. Police Officer Kentgens feels this is a matter for the housing corporation.
4.6 Eveline Blitz compliments the council for installing ‘antique’ lampposts on the even-numbered side of Borneostraat.
4.7 Betty complains that some lampposts could be switched off sooner. Maaike advises to keep calling 14070. It really helps: it means sticking points become visible and something will be done in the end.
5. Further news from the residents association committee, working parties and lobby groups
5.1 Gilles suggests: poetry on blank walls in the neighbourhood. A working party has been formed to look into the possibility of poems being painted on these walls following the initiative of Leiden.
5.2 Working group Urban Planning: Victoria Mendes de Leon is no longer contact person. Enno feels Tim is the right person to replace her, which is reluctantly accepted by Tim.
5.3 Tim: In June/July the working group saw the plans for the left section of the former LTO - building (Dutch Federation of Agricultural & Horticultural Organisations) in Prinsevinkenpark. The plan was approved by the building inspectorate. However, there are no buyers at the moment for the 15 apartments planned, and it is uncertain whether owner Greve will continue as planned. The chairman feels that apartments this size will be an interesting option for senior citizens, who want to move into smaller houses but don’t want to leave the neighbourhood.
5.4 New development plans for the HSV (The Hague School Association) in Cantaloupenburg and for the six apartments on the Van Bergen Henegouwen territory have been submitted, but are out of step with one another aesthetically even though they are to be built on the same plot. Tim is also involved in the Willemspark Lobby Group, which has already objected to the flats.
5.5 Working party Traffic: Robert van Moorsel replaces Willem van Gijn. He compliments the council for the decision to start improving the situation of the triangular junction at the top of Bankastraat, where a central reservation of raised kerbing will be installed.
New road markings will be applied along Bankastraat. In 2010 a central grassy reservation will be installed in the broader section of Bankastraat, and during the second quarter of 2010 the area around the fountain will be enlarged. Cycle-lane markings will not be added as there is not enough space. Robert promises to write an article on the subject for the A/W community newspaper.
5.6 The tree roots pushing up the paving stones in front of the Café Banka still make it difficult to negotiate the pavement here. Maaike will ask a colleague to look into this problem.
5.7 Social Sofa: 12 enthousiastic volunteers will start working on the mosaic. Irene Vonck’s design was chosen. Estate agent Elmer van Soest has found a studio belonging to Hans Offringa (Frisia), behind the girder skeleton structure in Sumatrastraat. Volunteers have already done a course in mosaicwork and go into action on October 3. The work will take at least take a full fortnight. The design symbolizes the islands of the Archipelago surrounded by the sea. Indonesia’s main islands, a palm tree, hibiscus flowers and the SS Sibayak are all depicted; the islands not positioned geographically correctly but indicate the street names in the neighbourhood. Additional volunteers are most welcome! The final location for the sofa has not yet been decided.
5.8 Newsletter: After the start in October 2008 (Dutch version) and April 2009 (English version) the number of visitors to the website has significantly grown, according to Ank Beekman. The number of readers is highest on the day of publication of the newsletter. The editors are looking into a less labour-intensive way of distributing the newsletter. Linda Nash is praised for the design: both website and fortnightly newsletter look great!
5.9 A/W Community Newspaper: Eva Drijver asks everyone’s opinion on the extra summer edition of the newspaper. General opinion is ‘nice but a bit flimsy’; the editors think so too. Next year the October issue will be replaced by a September issue, filling the gap between June and October. This will allow the editorial team a summer break.
5.10 Digital Billboard Newspaper: Aukje Boembergen confirms that this will be operational in the Albert Heijn shop window within a month.
5.11 Bosje van Repelaer: according to Arianne van der Zalm, Mr Van der Hut of the department of open space planning is difficult to reach. This is due to personal circumstances: he is back at work now, but only part-time. Maaike will contact him as branches of large trees are lashing against the roofs of the Javahofje houses during autumn storms and will have to be cut down. The coppice needs to be thinned out as well. Complaints about young people leaving garbage behind and creating havoc will have to be addressed to the police. At the moment, people walking their dogs there feel unsafe. A regular police patrol would help.
6. The 2010 agenda will be distributed separately.
The New Year’s reception will be on Sunday 12 January 2010.
6.1 Annual Strategy 2010-2011
6.2 The chairman reports that the Klokhuis Community Centre is doing so well that the city council considers it to be exemplary.
6.3 ‘t Schakelpunt Care Centre has the attention of councillor Van Alphen, as the number of facilities has been reduced, i.a. day care services. A working group has been formed by care provider Florence together with Zebra (an organization providing broad social support in three districts of The Hague: Centrum, Schilderswijk and Transvaal), Boog (a charitable organization for community structure) and Staedion (housing corporation providing housing options for people with a low or medium income, vulnerable people, starters and senior citizens) will hold a survey amongst the elderly on the subjects of loneliness and poverty. Within a month the councillor will report back, at least Maaike expects this to happen. Her colleague Gerard Spierenburg is also aware of the problem. Else Ponsen who used to be a staff member at Schakelpunt says the probleem are due to changes in the distribution of subsidies introduced 1 September 2009.
Annemieke Leidekker of the Vredeskapel wonders whether a working party for welfare could be started, involving all relevant organisations. The chairman confirms this has already been the subject of discussion among board members, but not yet with others.
6.4 Addition annual strategy: Tim requests that the actualisation of the zoning plan Archipel/Willemspark, planned for 2010, will be added. Ank Beekman will take care of the matter.
6.5 Reaction to the request to feature the refurbishing of the Nassauplein more prominently in the annual strategy: the working party Traffic prefers to give full attention to the Bankastraat first and to tackle the Nassauplein problems later.
Full marks to Ank Beekman for the well-written 2010-2011 strategy. The submission of such a strategy is compulsory in order to receive the council subsidy.
7. Other business and conclusion of meeting
7.1 Ank: On Friday 13 November in the afternoon, Nico Groot will give a presentation on the Countess of Voorburg, who was nicknamed Poederdot (Powder Puff) and show a film about her life, starring Andrea Domburg.
7.2 Eveline: The city council has informed the Friends of The Hague that the sculpture group in the lake at the Yugoslavia Tribunal will have to be removed for security reasons. Eveline can think of two locations in our neighbourhood for this group: in the pond in front of the Crescent Building, Burg. Monchyplein or at the triangular Bankastraat/Dr. A. Jacobsweg junction. She will consult the residents shortly. The community council approves of the idea.
7.3 Annemieke from the Vredeskapel: The Vredeskapel will participate in the Day of the Dialogue, which will be held nationwide on 6 and 7 November 2009. ‘t Klokhuis will participate as well. A/W Newspaper and A/W Website will receive the necessary information.
7.4 Marianne: In Mallemolen some garbage containers are put outside too early and as a consequence the area looks messy. Maaike advised informing the local preservation and maintenance team (handhavingsteam).
7.5 Tim informs us that the AD/Haagsche Courant newspaper is looking for local news from the city districts and asks whether the A/W Newspaper is distributed to the editors. This is not the case. The AD Newspaper is looking for people willing to write neighbourhood news. Herman Blokpoel of the A/W newspaper editorial staff has applied.
7.6 Max van der Hoog: A local resident of the Surinamestraat has tipped Telegraaf newspaper with a negative story about the council.
7.7 Charlotte van Lynden takes her leave as deputy of the OAP group, as she left the Archipel some time ago. Lenie Punt will take over. The chairman thanks Charlotte for her many years of dedicated work and presents her with a copy of the book Archi-typen (articles about local residents) as a farewell gift.
7.8 Robert asks Maaike about change to the zoning plan regarding the plot behind Sumatrastraat. It concerns a formalization of the use by Jehee’s Stonemasons Yard. Rumour has it that Jehee is leaving and that AH will take over the plot as a parking lot; Mr Jehee denies this.
On Friday 25 September there will be a meeting between the working party Traffic and Mr Strooper of the HTM (tram and bus company) on the subject of speeding buses along the Bankastraat. No accidents have been reported yet.
7.9 Else asks whether Maaike will contact Els de Jeu and Leander of the Archipel school regarding the number of bicycles parked in front of the gate. Maybe the pavement can be widened and more bicycle stands provided?
7.10 The chairman concludes the meeting at 22.00 after which discussions continued and drinks were enjoyed.
The next Community Council meeting will take place on Thursday 19 November at 20.00 in 't Klokhuis Community Centre
Translation: Antoinette van der Maas
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