The bailout plan for the ailing Vessel has been fully approved. After that, the Provincial council of the province of Friesland, last week all were in agreement, with a contribution of € 2 million was agreed with the municipality of Heerenveen, the netherlands Monday night with a credit 991.000€.
In spite of a lot of criticism, they voted in a broad majority of parties in the municipal council for the scheme for the period from July 2020 to september 2022 to 1 million euros, is to be worn.
The rescue loan had a total of 3 million euros for the Vessel for the next 2.5 years to help weather a financial situation. The schaatsstadion the hotel is struggling for some time with financial difficulties and is currently running a couple of tons of shortfall in a budget of 3.5 million euros.
The city and the province are the shareholders of the Vessel. As part of the plan that will Vessel significantly cut down. So will nine to provide employees for regular jobs are disappearing.
Green filed a motion to be in order, as a condition to make, that the professional users of the Vessel,” such as schaatsbond KNSB, and the financial contributions to the operation of the ice-skating rink. This proposal was, however, not an adequate level of support.
In the Dutch province of Friesland, which reached last week, has already reached an agreement with the Dutch sports federation NOC*NSF), an additional annual contribution of eur 250 000. This is going to be the sports next year and 850.000 euro per year, to pay to the Vessel. It is still unclear as to how the NOC*NSF), the additional amount will have to continue to pay for it.
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