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Changes to opening hours in May 2024
The municipal locations are closed and cannot be reached by telephone on the following days:
Thursday May 9 (Ascension Day).
Friday May 10 (day after Ascension Day).
Monday May 20 (Whit Monday).
Waste
The recycling centers are closed on Thursday, May 9 (Ascension Day) and Monday, May 20 (Whit Monday). The route of the environmental farmer and the gray container on Thursday, May 9 has been moved to Saturday, May 11. The route of the environmental farmer and the gray container on Monday, May 20 will be driven on Saturday, May 18.
Emergency or crisis matters
In case of emergency or crisis matters in the field of Youth or other emergencies (roads, sewerage, municipal buildings and greenery), please call the general number, 14 0594.
Collect documents
To collect travel documents or driving licenses, you can go to the receptions of the Leek and Zuidhorn locations without an appointment. Always consult the current opening hours at www.westerkwartier.nl/openingstijden
Make an appointment
The municipality of Westerkwartier works entirely by appointment. Residents can make an appointment online to apply for a passport, identity card or driver’s license via www.westerkwartier.nl/afspraak
Did you know that dog poop can be dangerous for pregnant cows?
Dog feces can contain the parasite Neospora. This parasite is not dangerous to dogs, but it is dangerous to pregnant cows. Infection with Neospora is an important cause of premature or stillborn calves.
How does the cow become infected?
In most cases, the infected cow passes Neospora to her unborn calf. Or the farm dog transmits the disease through its feces. Strange dogs that relieve themselves on the verge next to the pasture also pass on the parasite. Many dog owners do not know this. They let their dogs run free next to meadows where cows graze or where grass for cows grows.
what can you do about it?
We ask you to keep your dog on a leash and to clean up the poop yourself. This way you help farmers prevent contamination of their cows.
Let us know your need for electric driving and shared mobility
We would like to encourage electric driving and the use of shared vehicles. In 2022 we conducted a needs assessment into the use of shared mobility. This year we are repeating that research. To know what you think about it now, and whether this has changed in recent years. Would you like to complete the questionnaire for us? This is possible until May 15, 2024 via http://www.westerkwartier.nl/deelmobiliteit.
Why drive electric?
The municipality of Westerkwartier is a vast municipality with many small centers. The distances are often large. We therefore often have to rely on the car. Most cars still run on fossil fuels and therefore emit CO2. The municipality of Westerkwartier wants to focus on reducing these CO2 emissions. To achieve this, we want to encourage electric driving, among other things.
Your own car or shared car?
You can drive electric with your own electric car, but it is also an option to use an electric shared car. A shared car is a car that is parked at a central location in the village or neighborhood and which can be used by neighbors at a certain rate. This shared car can, for example, replace a number of second cars owned by residents in the area.
Complete the survey
This can be done via http://www.westerkwartier.nl/deelmobiliteit
European Parliament elections 2024
On Thursday 6 June you can vote for the members of the European Parliament. You will receive the voting card for this in week 20. You can cast your vote at any polling station in the municipality of Westerkwartier. An overview of the polling stations can be found on our website.
Voting card lost or not received
Have you not received a voting card or have you lost your voting card? Then there are three options for obtaining a new voting card.
1. Request a new voting card digitally If you have a DigiD code, you can request a new voting card online.
2. Apply in person at the town hall You can apply for a replacement voting card in person at the residents affairs counters in Leek and Zuidhorn of the municipality of Westerkwartier until Wednesday 5 June 12 noon at the latest.
3. Request by e-mail or letter Your written request for a replacement voting card must be received by the municipality no later than Monday, June 3, 2024. This can be done by emailing [email protected] or sending a letter to the municipality of Westerkwartier, attn. Residents Affairs team, PO Box 100, 9350 AC Leek.
Let someone else vote
Are you unable to cast your vote yourself on voting day? Then authorize someone else to vote for you. This can be done in various ways.
Private power of attorney
1. Fill in the details of the person you authorize on the back of your voting card.
2. Both sign the back of your voting card.
Please take the following conditions into account:
The person you authorize must also be a resident of the municipality of Westerkwartier and have received a voting card.
The person you authorize may not accept more than two authorizations and must cast votes simultaneously with their own vote.
The person you authorize has a copy (or photo on phone) of your ID. Your ID may have been expired for a maximum of five years on the day of voting.
Written power of attorney
Are you staying outside the municipality when the voting card arrives on your doorstep? Then you can no longer transfer the power of attorney personally. In that case, you can arrange this in writing in advance using a power of attorney form L8. You can find this form on our website. The form must be completed and signed no later than Monday, June 3, 2024.
Vote elsewhere/Voter card
Voter card
You can request a voter’s pass if you do not want to vote within the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Apply digitally
If you have a DigiD code, you can apply for a voter card online.
Request in writing
You can apply for a voter card until Monday, June 3, 2024. This can be done by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or by post to: Municipality of Westerkwartier, Attn. Residents Affairs team, PO Box 100, 9300 AC LEEK
Apply in person
You can apply for a voter’s card in person until Wednesday, June 5, 12:00 noon at the residents’ affairs counters in Leek and Zuidhorn during opening hours. Go to http://www.westerkwartier.nl/Elections for all information about the elections
Voting with the tuning mold and sound box
On Thursday, June 6, voters at the Leek town hall polling station can use a voting template with audio support through the sound box.
Who is the voting mold suitable for?
blind and partially sighted people;
people with word blindness;
people who have difficulty reading and writing;
people with limited hand/arm function (think of Parkinson’s patients, for example).
How does voting with a voting template work?
A polling station employee places the ballot paper in a specially developed mold with holes. Through the soundbox with headphones you will hear which parties and candidates are on the list. You will also hear the number of the desired party and the candidate you want to vote for. The parts on the mold are indicated with tactile numbers and in Braille. You can find the right candidate by counting the holes under the desired party. Use the pencil to make the desired box red.
Handing in Small Chemical Waste in your area
In May you can hand in your Small Chemical Waste (KCA) at various locations in the municipality. Handing in KCA is free. NB! During this return moment you can hand in the contents of an environmental box in terms of quantity. This is to prevent people from handing in large quantities of KCA, causing the chemo cart to become full and other people to no longer be able to hand in anything.
Tuesday May 14
Leek Town Hall: Tolberterstraat 66 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Marum shopping center: Raadhuisstraat near the Wending 12.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Wednesday May 15
Center Grootegast: Market square opposite town hall 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Grijpskerk car park: Opposite Oosterhof Holman, Kievitsweg 12.30 – 15.30
Thursday May 16
Albert Heijn Zuidhorn: Burgemeester Kruisingalaan 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Oldehove car park: Parking lot next to the village hall, Pastorijlaan 12.30 pm – 3.30 pm
The next KCA route will take place on July 9, 10 and 11. View the annual overview of the KCA route at http://www.westerkwartier.nl/kca
Do you have questions or comments about KCA? Please submit this to the municipality via 14 0594 or [email protected]. The employee on the chemo cart is not an employee of the municipality and therefore cannot always answer your questions. You can also hand in your KCA during opening hours at the De Tweemat recycling center in Grootegast during the year. Handing in KCA is free
Call for family or surviving relatives of a Moluccan KNIL soldier and/or spouse
The graves of Moluccan KNIL soldiers and/or wives at the Nuis and Marum cemetery are given a special status. We hereby show respect for the efforts of the Moluccan KNIL soldiers. They came to the Netherlands with their families involuntarily in 1951 and were housed in camps, including in Nuis. A large part of these later went to live in the Moluccan neighborhood in Marum.
Information meeting
On Wednesday, April 17, there was an information meeting for the Moluccan community in Bunga Pala in Marum. Those present received an explanation about the special status of the graves.
Call
Are you family or surviving relative of a Moluccan KNIL soldier and/or spouse at the Nuis and Marum cemeteries? Have you not been contacted or have you not attended the information meeting? Then we ask you to contact us.
Contact us You can contact us via [email protected] or call telephone number 14 0594
Consult announcements in your area
The municipality publishes its official announcements digitally, such as requested and granted permits. Go to overuwbuurt.overheid.nl to find this.
Overview of obstructions
http://www.westerkwartier.nl/wegwerken
Contact details:
Municipality of Westerkwartier PO Box 100 9350 AC Leek
Tel.: 14 0594 [email protected] http://www.westerkwartier.nl
VISITATION ADDRESS ZUIDHORN: Hooiweg 9, 9801 AJ Zuidhorn
Other visiting addresses: Hoofdstraat 97, Grootegast – Tolberterstraat 66, Leek – Molenstraat 45, Marum
OPENING HOURS LOCATION ZUIDHORN
By appointment only Tel.: 14 0594 / [email protected]
Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Monday evening 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
WASTE INDICATION
» Here you will find information about the environmental farmer, KCA and Milieustraat
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