Breda's Board of B&W is reacting rabidly to HERMON BV's new plans. But wait, is this ethically correct? "The buildings and the chapel on Nieuwstraat will undergo an unimaginable metamorphosis next year" that was the prediction of the owners of WSG (housing foundation Geertruidenberg) in 2007. This prediction has come true. Indeed, the premises (the former monastery in the center of breda) have since fallen into disrepair and decay. Its exterior walls -decorated with posters and graffiti- have become a disgrace to the streetscape of Breda. Thus, the second prediction of these directors of WSG, namely "This piece of Breda will be all right" has not come true. Don't stop reading now, because we have to go back in history to understand what happened before. History On September 24, 1992, the municipality of Breda became the proud owner of Nieuwstaat 21-29 in Breda. They bought the former convent of the Congregation Franciscan Sisters of Mariadal. After negotiations initially stalled -due to an excessively high asking price- the asking price of the convent decreased significantly in 1992 because the municipality made an agreement with the sisters. They agreed that the former convent was to be used for
