Maldegem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Maldegem plans to transform the old VK Adegem site into a wheelchair-accessible play area with water features and camping spots. €242,000 is allocated for demolition and site preparation. Acting Mayor Annelies Lammertyn leads the project.
The town of Maldegem, a municipality in the province of East Flanders, Belgium, has big plans for the old VK Adegem site before the summer. They want to build a fun play area with water and lots of plants. Officials mentioned that the play area will have water features that kids can play with. There will also be a special area for 4 campers to park their campers overnight.
How will Maldegem transform the old VK Adegem site with €242K?
The town of Maldegem wants to make sure that everyone can enjoy the new VK Adegem site. They are making sure the whole area is easy to get around in a wheelchair. Officials mentioned that this is especially important for the Vierklaver, a group that helps people with disabilities. They already have some ideas for the project, but they still need to find the money to make it happen. They will include the project in their budget plan for the next few years.
The town of Maldegem is also talking to people who live near the old VK Adegem site to figure out what to do with it in the long run. They want to make sure the land is useful for everyone in the neighbourhood. There are lots of ideas, but nothing has been decided yet.
“We want to make the site safer, in anticipation of a larger project. In the long term, there will be a green recreational area for walking, cycling and playing. It will then be a pleasant place to stay,”
The city council said.
VK Adegem and SK Maldegem joined together 3 years ago. All the training and games moved to SK Maldegem’s place, and the old VK Adegem building was left empty. People started vandalising it, so the town of Maldegem bought the land and decided to do something about it.
They are going to tear down the old buildings and make the area into a grassy space for people to use. The town has set aside €242,000 to pay for taking down the buildings, cleaning up the mess, and getting the area ready for grass.
“We are therefore going to demolish the buildings first and clean up and sow the site,
Says Annelies Lammertyn (CD&V),
so that the grounds can already be used.”
