Since the beginning of Covid-19, the City of Hafnarfjörður has made every effort to ensure that there is no disruption to socially essential services and services that must remain uninterrupted at all levels of civil defence. Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir, Human Resources Manager for the City of Hafnarfjörður, says this has largely been achieved through the resourcefulness and ingenuity of managers and staff at each individual workplace […]
Looking to the future with ideas for a modern library. At its meeting today, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council considered proposals to move the Hafnarfjörður Library from its current premises at Strandgata 1 to new premises at Strandgata 26-30. There is a desire to enter into a binding agreement between 220 Fjarðar and the City of Hafnarfjörður based on the “220 Fjarðar' proposals to […]
A growing municipality like Hafnarfjörður entails a number of projects of varying sizes, across the town. Fortunately, Covid has not significantly delayed the projects, and every effort has been made to keep them on schedule; indeed, the pace has even been increased where possible. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, got an update on the status of the main projects within the municipality from Helga […]
Courtesy | Responsibility | Cooperation – that is Hvaleyrarskóli. Last school year was Hvaleyrarskóli's 30th anniversary. Last spring, we were due to hold themed days at the beginning of April to celebrate this major milestone. Due to the situation in the community, the celebration was postponed and it was decided to link the anniversary to the end of the friendship week held at the school last […]
Staff at Hafnarfjörður Municipality have set themselves the goal of walking around the island of Iceland in November. Participation in the project is tracked on an internal staff communication platform, where staff walk either individually or in small groups and submit details of the kilometres they have covered. The total distance is compiled daily to show how far the group has come. […]
„Smart City“ or smart city is a concept that has been prominent in the discussion in recent months and although Hafnarfjörður is not a city, the town is taking certain steps to become smart. The projects are about utilising information technology to improve the quality and efficiency of the service and to establish even better communication with residents. The Smart Group – staff […]
From today, the bouncy castles in Víðistaðatún and Óla Run tún will be deflated and put into storage for the winter. The plan was to keep the bellows inflated until the frosts set in, but in light of the tightened public health measures, for safety reasons, and because the bellows in Víðistaðatún has been damaged, it has been decided that […]
Schools and sports clubs are organising their arrangements to comply with government instructions on restrictions for school activities and gatherings, including limits on numbers, space requirements and the use of face coverings. It is important that parents/guardians at the same time reduce the number of people in their children's social networks outside of school hours so as not to undermine these measures. It is a good idea to have […]
Stricter public health measures came into effect on Saturday, 31 October. The main change is a limit of 10 people instead of the previous 20. The rules on the stricter measures are expected to remain in place until 17 November. They will be reviewed according to the situation, with a view to whether they can be lifted earlier, or whether an extension is necessary. Swimming pools and […]
Following recent events, the City of Hafnarfjörður would like to issue the following statement to residents and other stakeholders regarding a matter concerning a foul odour, which has been traced to the company Hlaðbær Colas and the raw materials in its bitumen tanks, located at Óseyrarbraut in Hafnarfjörður. The Mayor of Hafnarfjörður and the company's Managing Director met last week to discuss the seriousness of the matter, reviewed a plan for improvements and are […]
