{"id":76,"date":"2025-10-22T09:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:36:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block hero hero--standard\">\n\t<div class=\"container--small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tVeendam verdient veiligheid. Realisme. Gezond verstand.\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welkom bij VVD Veendam. Wij geloven in een sterk Veendam waar mensen veilig en met vertrouwen kunnen wonen en leven. Met gezond verstand, duidelijke keuzes en een gezonde financi\u00eble aanpak werken wij aan veiligheid, leefbaarheid en realistisch beleid dat \u00e9cht werkt voor onze gemeente.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"growing-img--container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2025\/12\/1000256809_11zon-Gretha-Heikens-2500x550.jpg\" class=\"growing-img\" alt=\"VVD Veendam\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block latest-news\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news--header\">\n\t\t\t\tLaatste nieuws\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"latest-news__items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--featured\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"latest-news--featured-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/nieuws\/430\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"news-title-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"latest-news--featured-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1238\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/09\/695049512_1500042455146697_2047921862206205967_n-1238x750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured_news_large size-featured_news_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--featured-item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"latest-news--featured-item__title\" id=\"news-title-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--featured-item__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 september 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-news--featured-item__chevron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"latest-news--list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"latest-news--list-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/nieuws\/extra-verlichting-voor-veiliger-oversteken-op-de-sorghvlietlaan\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"news-title-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"latest-news--list-item__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/09\/file_00000000c53482109a0f36efd3aebaaa-400x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured_news_small size-featured_news_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"news-title-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtra verlichting voor veiliger oversteken op de Sorghvlietlaan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__metainfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 september 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-news--list-item__chevron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"latest-news--list-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/nieuws\/429\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"news-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"latest-news--list-item__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/09\/695049512_1500042455146697_2047921862206205967_n-1-400x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured_news_small size-featured_news_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"news-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoalitieakkoord Veendam 2026\u20132030\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__metainfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 september 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-news--list-item__chevron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"latest-news--list-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/nieuws\/raadslid-gretha-heikens-aanwezig-bij-female-freedom-renewed-in-rotterdam\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"news-title-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"latest-news--list-item__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/09\/795485492_1604400628044212_67235445739862793_n-400x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured_news_small size-featured_news_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"news-title-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRaadslid Gretha Heikens aanwezig bij Female Freedom Renewed in Rotterdam.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news--list-item__metainfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 september 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-news--list-item__chevron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block points-of-view\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"points-of-view--title\">\n\t\t\t\tOnze standpunten\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper pov-slider--thumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-slide-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 5: Aantrekkelijke en toegankelijke woonomgeving\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-slide-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 4: Goed ondernemersklimaat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-slide-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 3: Geen onnodige OZB-verhoging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-slide-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 2: Duidelijk en eerlijk asielbeleid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-slide-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 1: Veiligheid &amp; Orde\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pov-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper pov-slider--main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/pijlers\/missie-5-aantrekkelijke-en-toegankelijke-woonomgeving\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--pov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--pov__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--pov__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 5: Aantrekkelijke en toegankelijke woonomgeving\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--pov__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAantrekkelijke en toegankelijke woonomgeving\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card--pov__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/Veendam_-een-levendig-stadslandschap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pov_slider size-pov_slider wp-post-image\" alt=\"Veendam levendig groen belevingsgemeente\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLees meer<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/pijlers\/missie-4-goed-ondernemersklimaat\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--pov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--pov__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--pov__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 4: Goed ondernemersklimaat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--pov__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoed ondernemersklimaat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card--pov__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/Veendams-vibrant-town-center-in-focus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pov_slider size-pov_slider wp-post-image\" alt=\"Goed ondernemersklimaat\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLees meer<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/pijlers\/missie-3-geen-onnodige-ozb-verhoging\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--pov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--pov__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--pov__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 3: Geen onnodige OZB-verhoging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--pov__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeen onnodige OZB-verhoging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card--pov__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/Verstandig-financieel-beheer-in-de-gemeente-900x560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pov_slider size-pov_slider wp-post-image\" alt=\"Verstandige finacieel beheer gemeente\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLees meer<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/pijlers\/missie-2-duidelijk-en-eerlijk-asielbeleid\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--pov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--pov__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--pov__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 2: Duidelijk en eerlijk asielbeleid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--pov__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuidelijk en eerlijk asielbeleid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card--pov__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/Huisvesting-en-verwachtingen-in-Nederland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pov_slider size-pov_slider wp-post-image\" alt=\"Huisvesting, wonen, eerlijk asielbeleid\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLees meer<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/pijlers\/missie-1-veiligheid-orde\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--pov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--pov__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--pov__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMissie 1: Veiligheid &amp; Orde\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--pov__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeiligheid &amp; Orde\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card--pov__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/Veiligheid-Orde-900x560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pov_slider size-pov_slider wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLees meer<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"points-of-view--navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"points-of-view--button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/standpunten\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNaar alle standpunten\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"points-of-view--navigation-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.41 1.41L6 0L0 6L6 12L7.41 10.59L2.83 6L7.41 1.41Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block our-people\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"our-people--intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tOnze mensen\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBekijk onze mensen\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"8\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M2.00009 0L0.590088 1.41L5.17009 6L0.590088 10.59L2.00009 12L8.00009 6L2.00009 0Z\" style=\"fill:var(--icon-colour, currentColor);\"><\/path><\/svg> \t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#skip-people\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"skip-people\">\n\t\t\t\tSla het navigeren door 10 personen over\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"our-people--sliders\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper our-people--slider our-people--slider__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/aaldert-bunskoek\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/VVD-Low-003-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__position pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--person__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--person__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaldert Bunskoek\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__function\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractievoozitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/rinesh-girdhari\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/VVD-Low-005-1-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__position pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--person__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--person__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRinesh Girdhari\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__function\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommissie Sociaal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/frans-kooistra\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/09\/1000301889-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__position pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--person__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--person__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrans Kooistra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__function\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWethouder (2e Loco)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/fieneke-korremans\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260205-WA0017-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__position pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--person__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--person__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFieneke Korremans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__function\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractie ondersteuning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/cindy-zijlstra\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/file_000000001578722fbcac8cba11b68f7b-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__position pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card--person__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card--person__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCindy Zijlstra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card--person__function\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractie ondersteuning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/gemeente-veendam\/profielen\/9-niek-hoekstra\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card--person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2026\/02\/VVD-Low-012-e1788703276192-350x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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Realisme. Gezond verstand. Welkom bij VVD Veendam. Wij geloven in een sterk Veendam waar mensen veilig en met vertrouwen kunnen wonen en leven. Met gezond verstand, duidelijke keuzes en een gezonde financi\u00eble aanpak werken wij aan veiligheid, leefbaarheid en realistisch beleid dat \u00e9cht werkt voor onze gemeente. 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