Asse (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Asse is making stricter rules for its event meadow after damage from a dinosaur exhibit. Organisers must restore damage, pay a fee, and follow stricter contracts. Alderman Jan De Backer announced these changes.
The town of Asse in Belgium in the Flemish Region, the province of Flemish Brabant is making new rules for using its event meadow. This is because the meadow was damaged earlier this year. The town is now going to carefully check every event to make sure it’s safe.
The Asse wants to make sure the meadow stays good for future events. They will make organisers fix any damage they cause to the meadow. They mentioned that this would help keep the meadow in good condition for everyone.
It is a regrettable incident, but we are also learning from this,
says Alderman Jan De Backer (Team Burgemeester).
How will Asse protect its event meadow after €20K damage?
According to the officials, the town will take pictures of the meadow before and after each event. They mentioned that this would help them see if the organisers are taking care of the meadow. Organisers will also have to pay a special fee in case they need to fix any damage. The town wants to make sure everyone can use the meadow for events, but they also want to ensure its safety.
We will work with stricter contracts in the future,
says Jan De Backer.
That way, organizers will be obliged to leave everything in its original state.
Asse is fixing the meadow. A company will fix the ground and plant new grass in April 2025. The people who organised the dinosaur exhibit said they were sorry for the damage and would pay to fix it. It will cost between €15,000 and €20,000. The town is making new rules for events to ensure this doesn’t happen again. They will look closely at all events before they happen. Event organisers mentioned that they will have to fix the meadow back to how it was.
Earlier this year, Asse hosted a big dinosaur exhibit at their event meadow. There were 50 replica dinosaurs, including a T-Rex and a Triceratops. Lots of people came to see the dinosaurs and the event was a success. But when it was time to take down the dinosaurs, they damaged the meadow.
Officials mentioned that the big dinosaurs needed to be moved by heavy trucks and trailers, and these trucks left big holes in the ground. The meadow was so damaged that it couldn’t be used anymore. This cost the town a lot of money to fix.
