{"id":1641,"date":"2025-09-09T13:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/dongen\/nieuws\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:37:31","slug":"hoe-toekomstbestendig-is-dongen-als-zelfstandige-gemeente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/dongen\/nieuws\/hoe-toekomstbestendig-is-dongen-als-zelfstandige-gemeente","title":{"rendered":"Roze olifant of&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-roze-olifant-of---5755\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Roze olifant of...\" >\n\tRoze olifant of&#8230;<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--40  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tHoe toekomstbestendig is Dongen als zelfstandige gemeente? Bij D66 Dongen vinden we het belangrijk om eerlijk en open te kijken naar de toekomst van onze gemeente. Dat was al ons standpunt in de verkiezingen van 2022, en dat is nu nog steeds zo. Want de vraag of Dongen als zelfstandige gemeente in de toekomst sterk genoeg kan blijven, raakt ons allemaal. Daarbij vinden we ons dorpse karakter heel belangrijk om te bewaren voor de toekomst. Maar als je zelf niet een keuze maakt, is er altijd de kans dat er op een bepaald moment voor je gekozen wordt. Dus laten we het gesprek over deze \u2018olifant in de kamer\u2019 vooral op gang brengen nu dat nog kan.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-related-post-metadata js-block-related-post-metadata\">\n\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__persons\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__item related-person-info__color--yellow\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"related-person-info__link\" 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class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-invloed-van-inwoners-wordt-steeds-minder8560\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Invloed van inwoners wordt steeds minder\">\n\tInvloed van inwoners wordt steeds minder<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tIn ons vorige verkiezingsprogramma pleitten we daarom al voor een onderzoek \u00e9n een openbaar debat over de bestuurlijke toekomst van Dongen. Reden daarvoor is dat de gemeente steeds meer taken krijgt vanuit het Rijk en de provincie. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan zorg, jeugdzorg, duurzaamheid en woningbouw. Die taken zijn ingewikkeld en vragen om deskundigheid \u00e9n voldoende mensen om het werk te doen. En juist dat laatste is lastig in een krappe arbeidsmarkt. Daarnaast voeren we al steeds meer taken uit in grote samenwerkingsverbanden met andere gemeenten. Dat is logisch, maar als relatief kleine gemeente betekent het ook dat de invloed van de gemeenteraad en daarmee de inwoners kleiner wordt.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-feiten-op-tafel-door-onderzoek2010\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Feiten op tafel door onderzoek\">\n\tFeiten op tafel door onderzoek<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tPrecies om die redenen hebben wij in november 2023 een motie ingediend waarin we het college vroegen een onafhankelijk onderzoek te laten doen naar de bestuurlijke toekomst van Dongen. Andere gemeenten, zoals Loon op Zand en Oirschot, hebben dit ook gedaan. Zo\u2019n onderzoek helpt om feiten op tafel te krijgen, zodat we in de gemeenteraad en samen met inwoners een open gesprek kunnen voeren over de vraag: kan Dongen als zelfstandige gemeente voortbestaan, of moeten we nadenken over vormen van bestuurlijke samenwerking of zelfs een fusie met andere gemeenten?<br>Hoe kunnen we onze taken als kleine gemeente goed blijven uitvoeren?\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-het-is-goed-om-te-benadrukken--wij-zeggen-niet-dat-dongen-morgen-bij--br-tilburg-of-oosterhout-moet-worden-gevoegd--1284\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Het is goed om te benadrukken: wij zeggen niet dat Dongen morgen bij Tilburg of Oosterhout moet worden gevoegd.\">\n\tHet is goed om te benadrukken: wij zeggen niet dat Dongen morgen bij <br>Tilburg of Oosterhout moet worden gevoegd. <\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tIntegendeel. Wat wij zeggen is: laten we eerst de feiten onderzoeken, en daarna een eerlijk gesprek voeren. We vinden het te kort door de bocht om \u2013 zoals oud-burgemeester Theo Weterings onlangs suggereerde \u2013 nu al te stellen dat samenvoegen met Tilburg d\u00e9 oplossing is. Wel delen we zijn zorg: hoe kunnen we als kleine gemeente in de toekomst alle taken goed blijven uitvoeren?\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-olifant-in-de-kamer6796\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Olifant in de kamer\">\n\tOlifant in de kamer<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tHelaas bleek er in de gemeenteraad weinig steun voor onze motie. Met uitzondering van Dongen Plus stemden de andere partijen tegen. Daarmee is er voorlopig geen onderzoek en ook geen breed debat. Dat we nu geen eerlijk gesprek gebaseerd op feiten kunnen voeren, vinden wij jammer. Want zo blijft de olifant in de kamer zitten.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-wat-is-uw-mening-hierover-7678\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Wat is uw mening hierover?\">\n\tWat is uw mening hierover?<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tWat is uw mening hierover?<br>En juist daarom willen we nu de vraag aan u, de inwoners van Dongen, voorleggen. Hoe kijkt u hier tegenaan? Moet Dongen koste wat kost zelfstandig blijven, of zou samenwerking met buurgemeenten ook een optie kunnen zijn? En zo ja: met welke gemeenten dan? Het gaat niet alleen om Tilburg of Oosterhout, maar ook om kleinere samenwerkingsvormen met bijvoorbeeld<br>Loon op Zand, Hilvarenbeek, Goirle of de ABG-gemeenten (Alphen-Chaam, Baarle-Nassau en Gilze en Rijen). Uit een poll van het Brabants Dagblad\/BN De Stem kwam onlangs naar voren dat inwoners in de regio niet massaal moeite hebben met een fusie. Maar wat vinden wij hier in Dongen?\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-denk-mee-6290\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Denk mee!\">\n\tDenk mee!<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tWij vinden dat de bestuurlijke toekomst van onze gemeente een belangrijk onderwerp is. Het gaat over de vraag hoe we samen ons dorp sterk en leefbaar houden. Daarom roepen we inwoners op om mee te denken. Alleen samen kunnen we bepalen welke koers Dongen moet varen.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-hoe-kunt-u-meepraten-66\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Hoe kunt u meepraten?\">\n\tHoe kunt u meepraten?<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tHoe kunt u meepraten? We zijn dus heel benieuwd naar uw mening over dit onderwerp. U kunt het ons laten weten via onze website, via de sociale media (@D66_Dongen), of rechtstreeks per mail via m.schouten@d66dongen.nl.<br>De fractie van D66 Dongen; Joeri de Jong, Ula\u0219 K\u00f6se, Marieke Schouten en Berry van Rosmalen (tijdelijke vervanger van Gitta Glerum &#8211; Camfferman).\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":1643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"search-tags":[],"labels":[],"class_list":["post-1641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d66"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D66 Dongen &#8212; Roze olifant of...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hoe toekomstbestendig is Dongen als zelfstandige gemeente? 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