Voting at 2.49 metre sea level
On March 18, there will be another municipal council election. Residents of the municipality of Dijk en Waard can cast their votes at our head office. This is a great opportunity to take a look inside this distinctive building. As on every working day, the Waterschat Museum will be open: voters are welcome to visit for an inspiring tour.
The water boards are the oldest democratic institutions in the Netherlands, and to support local democracy, residents of Dijk en Waard can take their voting pass to the HHNK headquarters. The meeting room of the General Board—the College of Chief Landowners—will be set up as a polling station for the occasion.
Waterschat Museum
The brand-new historian at HHNK, Lars Boon, will be available between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to give residents of Dijk en Waard a guided tour of the Waterschat Museum. The rich history of the water board comes to life here. Learn about the shipworm and the Purmermermaid or admire the collection of hensbekers. Those who come to vote in the late morning can join an informal and enriching guided tour. Those who arrive earlier or later can take advantage of the free audio tour.
Exhibition by students of Han Fortmann
Just before the entrance to the polling station, there is also a small exhibition of landscape etchings. Nine students from Han Fortmann (Trinitas College) drew inspiration for their exam assignment in the subject of Drawing from the North Holland polder landscape. On location, they studied the effects of light: reflection, backlighting, shadows... They incorporated their findings in the Kaagpolder into their etchings. A beautiful result of the long-standing collaboration between HHNK and Trinitas College.
More about the water board
Those who vote at our head office will also learn more about the importance of the water board. There are videos showing the work we do, colleagues talking about it, and a three-dimensional map of the management area ready to be studied. That map shows that we in North Holland really do live in a bathtub, which is possible thanks to the water board. And background knowledge is certainly useful: next year there will be elections for the water boards!
