On Monday, Jan. 13, Mayor Van Toorenburg signed the board agreement with COA. On behalf of COA, board member Joeri Kapteijns put his signature. This means that the agreements surrounding the arrival of an asylum seekers' center at the Pastoorsmast are now officially recorded.

Agreement        

The management agreement contains the agreements on the division of tasks, rights and duties of both the municipality and COA. The most important:

• It will house 159 people.
• The shelter is intended for 5 years, with the possibility of extending it for up to 5 years.
• Regular consultation takes place with immediate neighbors and residents further down the street. This is done through an Environmental Management Group.
• There are clear arrangements for order and safety, both on site for residents and off site. 

Reception

People flee war or, for example, torture or persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or because they belong to a particular social group. We think it is important that these people are received, but there are simply too few reception places in the Netherlands. That is why 'Ter Apel' is overflowing and people who come to seek asylum are sent across the country to spend the night in a crisis emergency shelter in a different place each time.
The Nuenen city council takes its responsibility to make it possible to create permanent reception places here, naturally for the peace and quiet of the people themselves and to relieve the burden on the Ter Apel application site.

Permit

COA has now applied for a permit to build the temporary housing at the Pastoorsmast in Nuenen. This application is being processed by the municipality.