Residents in Breda are not happy with the arrival of a Sligro distribution centre. They were expecting an ecological park in their neighbourhood Waterdonken, but instead see a large Sligro building rising.
Sligro announced its arrival in Breda a year ago. The wholesaler wants to build a DC for hospitality customers in the region. Sligro currently has eight such centres in the Netherlands.
For residents, it's a shocker. More than a hundred trucks will pass through the neighbourhood every day to reach Sligro. However, the municipality has dismissed the 60 objections submitted. The location in Breda-Noord has a business destination and should also provide employment, the verdict says.
Last weekend, local residents placed protest signs at the construction site. A number of residents have gone to the administrative court, hoping it will blow the municipality's whistle back.
The item Hart van Nederland made about the protests by local residents:
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