Roosendaal votes against azc Heerle, decision received with applause

The plan for a reception location for asylum seekers in the Brabant village of Heerle is currently off track. On Wednesday evening, the Roosendaal City Council voted against the college's proposal to host three hundred refugees in the outskirts of Heerle. Eighteen council members voted against the plan, sixteen were in favour. The votes were followed by loud applause and cheers in the public gallery.

“I am going to completely destroy myself this way, because I can’t sleep anymore.” Mark Maurits (56) lets his emotions run wild when he tells his story. Since the announcement that a reception centre for asylum seekers is to be built right next to their house, his life and that of his wife Femke (52) have been completely turned upside down: “They really have no idea what they are doing to us and the people who should come here.” A year ago, Mark…