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Gemert Bakel – additional funds for, among others, climate adaptation, treatment of poor grade roads in rural areas, renewal of mountain bike routes (on municipal land), and additional funds for the renewal of the fishing pond in Drebjel. Some plans from Mayor Gemmert Buckle and council members that they want to work on next year.
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Every year the framework note comes again. In it, the council sets out the plans for the following year (and how to finance all the plans) and it is up to the municipal council to approve or not. They are already doing this before the holidays when the framework note is discussed and later in the year when it comes to the 2025 budget. Financial advisor Willek van Zeeland: “I am happy that we have a balanced budget for the next two years. “We have room to invest, but it remains to be seen whether the government will provide the money.”
Van Zeeland points to the fact that as of 2026, it is not yet known how much money municipalities will receive from the government in The Hague. The government wants to distribute this amount differently, but it is still unknown exactly how and what the consequences will be for municipalities carrying out their legal tasks. “That is why we have indicated a number of new wishes in this framework note, but we also reserve money for future years. It is good to have a piggy bank. You also have this at home, for example to replace the washing machine if it is broken. The more reserves we have, the more we can “We won’t do a lot of crazy things. I’m glad the municipality is financially healthy.”
Therefore, the municipality wants to increase the burden on residents as little as possible. The property tax rises by 2.2% (inflation only). The sewer tax will rise by 7.4 percent. “It was already agreed with the municipal council in 2018 to increase it so that when sewers need to be replaced, there is also money for it.” One of the things the council wants to spend extra money on in the coming years is tackling bad verges on roads in rural areas (€500,000 per year for three years to pave the verges). Climate adaptation, including rainwater drainage, is also at the top of the agenda. In addition to the additional funds being freed up for this purpose, there should also be someone appointed to the City Council who will be involved in this over the next three years. More money goes to The Land of Peel (from €39,000 to €69,000 per year): “The Land of Peel is paying off in the number of tourists, especially from Germany and Belgium, who come here.” Additional money should also be sent to the Orange Commissions, and will With the lower literacy level becoming more stringent (an increase of €116,000) €320,000 will be allocated in plans to further treat the Drebelle fish pond.
Looking to 2023, the municipality of Gemmert-Bakel will have spent 6.1 million euros less than it received. This money will presumably be hoarded for years to come, given the financial uncertainty in The Hague. Councilor Van Zeeland points out that not knowing where she stands makes it more difficult to make plans. “It is very difficult. You cannot simply choose additional investments. Or you have to choose not to do other things anymore. We hope that there will be clarification from the government soon, but we do not know when that will come. We can say that otherwise we will return the tasks to the government “But you don’t either. We simply cannot leave our residents out in the cold.”
The framework memorandum will be discussed in the Municipal Council on Thursday, June 27.
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