Sometimes years of fighting, but this mayor says goodbye with pride

After 18 years, Roderick van de Mortel's mayorship in Vught is coming to an end. In 2007, at 35 years old, he was the youngest mayor in the Netherlands and grew into one of the longest-serving mayors. Now that he says goodbye, he looks back on his tenure. “It has been hard work day and night, but with many great results. And that's what matters.” For almost two decades, Roderick van de Mortel was the face of Vught. As mayor, he was in the middle…