Overview

• The municipal executive provisionally pulled the proposed locations at the Regenboogschool in Schothorst and a hockey field in Vathorst.
• Up to a maximum of 600 people had been envisioned across the two sites named on September 9.
• Officials said last week’s information evenings were chaotic and acknowledged they had not listened sufficiently to residents, interest groups and the municipal council.
• Information sessions scheduled for Monday and next week were canceled as the city resets the process.
• A spokesperson for Mayor Lucas Bolsius said the withdrawal was unrelated to the recent arrest of a 35-year-old resident over a threat against the mayor, as the city prepares a new decision after broader consultations and reiterates its moral and legal duty to provide reception.