Heusden-Zolder Unveils £67M Upgrade Plan with Mayor Borremans

Heusden-Zolder (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Heusden-Zolder will invest £67m in a new administrative centre, merge services, improve mobility with cycle paths, build a swimming pool, and upgrade the mine site, says Mayor Mario Borremans.

As VRT News reported, Heusden-Zolder, in the province of Limburg, Belgium, will merge all its administrative services into one new, large centre. The municipality will invest £67m in this project. Most offices will move under one roof. 

“We’re going to carry out some renovations to the town hall to ensure everyone can come here safely and comfortably,”

says Mayor Mario Borremans (GOED).

What are Heusden-Zolder’s £67M plans for services, mobility, and sports?

The new administrative centre will also house the Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW). Social services will operate alongside other municipal departments. The current Heusden police station will be closed. Borremans, a municipal spokesperson, says the centre will make municipal services more accessible. 

“We’re going to merge with the Beringen-Ham-Tessenderlo zone,”

explains the mayor.

“We’ll then open a district office at the town hall.”

Heusden-Zolder will spend a large part of its budget on improving mobility in the town. “New cycle paths and slow-moving roads are being constructed,”

says Borremans.

“This way, we want to promote cyclists and pedestrians in our municipality.”

The city also aims to become the most sporting town in Flanders. Heusden-Zolder will continue hosting major sporting events and improving local sports facilities. A new swimming pool will be built for recreation and competitive use. The former mine site will also be upgraded. A site manager will be appointed to develop and promote the area. The upgraded site will allow for events and community activities. 

“In addition to our outdoor pool, there will also be an indoor pool. We want our children to be able to learn to swim here,”

says Borremans.

Heusden-Zolder was created in 1977 when the former towns of Heusden and Zolder merged. In the 1980s and 1990s, the focus was on redeveloping old industrial areas after the coal mines closed, including the Zolder mine, which shut down in 1992. In 2000, the town started building sports facilities and community spaces to attract visitors and support local recreation. By 2015, Heusden-Zolder began upgrading roads and public transport to improve mobility.

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16 responses to “Heusden-Zolder Unveils £67M Upgrade Plan with Mayor Borremans”

  1. Brick Mooch Avatar
    Brick Mooch

    £67M for a shiny new admin centre? Brilliant! Because clearly, what Heusden-Zolder needed most was more bureaucracy and fewer potholes. 💸🚴‍♂️

  2. A £67M upgrade plan? With that kind of cash, I hope they’re not just replacing the light bulbs at the town hall! 🚧💸

  3. Bambi Wings Avatar
    Bambi Wings

    £67M for a new town hall? Brilliant! Just what we need—another fancy building where we can all sit in queues for hours, while cyclists dodge potholes on their way to… well, nowhere. 💸🚴‍♂️

  4. PepperBurst Avatar
    PepperBurst

    Looks like Heusden-Zolder is going all out, spending £67M to make sure we can all cycle in style while dodging the potholes of bureaucracy. I suppose merging services is just their way of saying, “Why have one headache when you can have them all under one roof?” 😂🛠️

  5. So, £67M for a shiny new admin centre and cycle paths, eh? Must be nice to have that sort of cash while the rest of us are just trying to figure out how to get the bus on time. 🚴‍♂️💸

  6. £67M for a shiny new hub? Must be nice to have that kind of cash lying around while we’re still figuring out where to park the bike. 🚴‍♂️💸

  7. DragonBlood Avatar
    DragonBlood

    Blimey, £67M for a swimming pool and some cycle paths? Sounds like the Mayor’s got his eyes on the prize – or maybe just a nice summer holiday in the process! 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️

  8. £67M for a swimming pool and cycle paths? I suppose the locals will finally have somewhere decent to paddle while dodging the potholes on their way to the administrative centre. 😂

  9. athens fire Avatar
    athens fire

    67 million quid, eh? Just what we need—another shiny office for bureaucrats to blend in while the rest of us navigate the cycle paths like we’re on some sort of Euro Tour de France. 🥇🚴‍♂️

  10. Moon Radar Avatar

    Oh, splendid! Just what we need—another shiny building to merge services! I suppose the locals will be cycling to their bureaucratic bliss while trying not to drown in that new swimming pool. 🚴‍♂️💦

  11. all natural Avatar
    all natural

    £67M for cycle paths and a swimming pool? Looks like Heusden-Zolder is really going for that “most sporting town” title—because who needs actual sports when you can just build a fancy watering hole! 🏊‍♂️💸

  12. £67M to turn Heusden-Zolder into the new Barcelona, eh? Next thing you know, they’ll charge us a toll for cycling on those fancy paths! 🚴‍♂️💸

  13. apple nola Avatar

    Oh, marvellous, a £67M plan to make Heusden-Zolder the pinnacle of modern bureaucracy! Just what we need—more cycle paths and an indoor pool for the inevitable swimming lesson bureaucracy! 😂💸

  14. A £67M upgrade plan? Well, that ought to make the locals feel as if they’re getting a fresh coat of paint on a rusty old bicycle. 🚴‍♂️ I mean, who wouldn’t want to cycle in style while swimming in a pool that costs more than a small village? 💸

  15. Slint FUBAR Avatar
    Slint FUBAR

    £67M for a swimming pool and cycle paths? Quite the bargain. If only my business expenses could be so lavishly funded! 😂💰

  16. Clover Dragon Avatar
    Clover Dragon

    Investing £67M in an upgrade? Brilliant! Finally, a place where our tax euros can swim as well as the kids will in that new pool! 💸🏊‍♂️

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