Netherlands Agree Museum Tender

The Provincial Council of Utrecht PS today approved the proposal for restoring and strengthening business tourism. They also agreed among other things with the museum policy 2021-2025 the policy vision Circular Society 2050 and a motion about the A27 at Amelisweerd.Strengthening and restoring business tourismThe tourism sector is suffering from the corona crisis. The Provincial Executive GS submitted a proposal external linkon the table to give this sector an extra boost for an amount of up to 750000 to be paid from the Corona Reserve. PS did not accept this proposal without hesitation. During the debate there was mainly discussion about the so-called Busy Monitor an online map that shows at a glance where it is busy or quiet in the province of Utrecht. A number of parties indicated that further development of the Bustle Monitor is not necessary now that society is slowly opening up again.In the end PS voted in favor of the proposal. The further development of the Bustle Monitor has been approved by a narrow majority with an amendment external linkamendment proposal removed from the proposal.Museum policy 2021-2025PS agree with the policy framework Better in connection external link with which the province wants to strengthen the position of the regional and castle museums and make them future-proof. The province of Utrecht has about forty museums that can be classified as regional or castle museums. The province considers these museums important because they preserve and tell the Story of Utrecht the history of the province of Utrecht. Unfortunately the position of these museums has been vulnerable for some time. With the policy framework the province wants to contribute to strengthening its position among other things by stimulating mutual cooperation between museums.There was a motion external linka request to do or not do something with regard to the proposal submitted to facilitate more intensive cooperation from the province of Utrecht between the museums and further education. Students can learn from museum practice and museums can use help with innovation and attracting more visitors in these times. The motion was appreciated by the majority of PS and was adopted.Circular Society 2050The Parliament proposal on the Policy Vision Circular Society 2050 external linksparked an extensive debate. The aim is to have fully circular production and use of goods and services in the entire province by 2050. In short this intention entails that the extraction and import of raw materials is reduced the materials already available must be reused and preserved and waste must be prevented.A number of parties suggested the introduction of a regional materials passport as a way to achieve this goal. Such a materials passport can be a means of tracing the circularity of material use in construction and thus promoting sustainable use. The idea was not positively received by all parties. For example questions were raised about the costs arising from the introduction of such a passport costs that are ultimately passed on to the inhabitants of the province and thus make the prices of houses even more expensive. GS indicated that it would investigate which concrete follow-up steps are needed for the development and introduction of such a materials passport and will come back to this after the summer.Dont let Amelisweerd give way to the roadEight of the thirteen parties submitted a current affairs motion external link a proposal by one or more Members of Parliament to add a topical issue to the States Agenda in which they call for the road not to be widened at the A27 near Amelisweerd but to expand the number of lanes in the existing bin . At the time the highway at Amelisweerd was lowered and the place is referred to as bak. The motion states that tree felling is prevented by refraining from widening. The financial resources budgeted for this will be released for other bottlenecks on national roads. Another consequence of this proposal is that the speed on that stretch must be reduced.The A27 is a national road so decision-making does not lie with the province but with the national government. PS agree to forward a copy of the motion to the cabinet formateur in the hope that this can play a role in the upcoming formation process. A motion by the VVD external linkpleading to maintain the current GS lobby towards the central government did not win a majority.