{"id":323,"date":"2025-11-29T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/west-betuwe\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:32:06","slug":"lokale-economie-en-democratie","status":"publish","type":"topics","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/west-betuwe\/standpunten\/lokale-economie-en-democratie\/","title":{"rendered":"Een gemeente die helpt en beschermt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--0 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--140 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--110  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-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--0 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section\n  class=\"block-small-hero\"\n  data-video-url=\"\"\n>\n  <div class=\"block-small-hero__wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"block-small-hero__heading\">\n\t  <div class=\"block-small-hero__title\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading heading__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--giant  heading__weight--normal\" id=\"nav-een-sterke-en-weerbare-samenleving132\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Een sterke en weerbare samenleving\">\n\t<strong><strong>Een gemeente die helpt en beschermt<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t  \t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t  <div class=\"block-small-hero__image\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/Gemeente-die-helpt-1024x592.jpeg\" class=\"image block-small-hero__img\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption-wrapper block-small-hero__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption block-small-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: RdJ\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"block-small-hero__columns block-small-hero__columns--one\" data-accordion-active=\"0\">\n\t  <div class=\"block-small-hero__column\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\t<strong>Het kan w\u00e9l<\/strong>: e<strong>en sterke en weerbare samenleving<\/strong><br><br>D66 West Betuwe streeft naar een samenleving waarin mensen zich <strong>niet alleen veilig zijn, maar zich ook \u00e9cht veilig voelen<\/strong>. Een gemeenschap waarin <strong>buurtbewoners samenwerken<\/strong>, <strong>jongeren democratisch besef ontwikkelen<\/strong> en waarin <strong>digitale veiligheid<\/strong> op orde is. Een samenleving met <strong>betrokken inwoners<\/strong>, een <strong>sterke lokale economie<\/strong> en met <strong>digitale systemen die veilig functioneren<\/strong>, zonder een overheid die <strong>betuttelt<\/strong>.<br><br>Dit vraagt om <strong>investeren in onderwijs, cultuur, economie, veiligheid \u00e9n in elkaar<\/strong>. Zo ontstaat een <strong>weerbare, inclusieve samenleving<\/strong> waarin <strong>jong en oud<\/strong>, met of zonder beperking, <strong>volwaardig kunnen meedoen<\/strong> en West Betuwe voorbereid is op de toekomst.<br><br>We kiezen voor <strong>verbinding<\/strong> in plaats van polarisatie: <strong>buurten waar mensen elkaar kennen<\/strong>, <strong>scholen die kritisch denken stimuleren<\/strong>, <strong>bedrijven die lokaal groeien<\/strong> en <strong>digitale systemen die veilig zijn<\/strong>. Alleen door <strong>samenwerking en onderlinge betrokkenheid<\/strong> kunnen we omgaan met de uitdagingen van deze tijd.<br><br><strong>Ondernemers<\/strong> zijn essentieel voor <strong>werkgelegenheid<\/strong>, <strong>economische groei<\/strong> en het <strong>sociale weefsel<\/strong> van de gemeenschap. Een <strong>toekomstbestendige, inclusieve economie<\/strong> vraagt om <strong>ondernemerschap<\/strong>, <strong>duurzame innovatie<\/strong> en <strong>goede samenwerking<\/strong> tussen overheid, bedrijfsleven en onderwijs.<br><br>Hoewel het <strong>overbelaste stroomnet<\/strong> niet door de gemeente kan worden opgelost, kan West Betuwe w\u00e9l <strong>ondernemers samenbrengen<\/strong> om samen oplossingen te vinden voor het <strong>effici\u00ebnt delen van elektriciteit<\/strong>.<br><br>De <strong>agrarische sector<\/strong>, en vooral de <strong>fruitteelt<\/strong>, bepaalt het <strong>karakter en landschap van West Betuwe<\/strong>. Dit willen we <strong>behouden en versterken<\/strong>, zowel voor de sector zelf als voor <strong>recreatie en toerisme<\/strong>. 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