Illegal houses on Vinkeveense Plassen must be made smaller, to the anger of residents

The more than 1600 houses that have been illegally built on islands in the Vinkeveense Plassen over the past decades are allowed to stay there. In many cases, however, they must be made (a lot) smaller. The municipal council decided this last night. Many residents of the houses are not prepared to "take the saw to their house", reports RTV Utrecht. "Everyone is furious", concludes Sjuul Paradijs, former editor-in-chief of De Telegraaf and a long…

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