Þakkir til ykkar frá okkur, SHS og LHR Veður er nú að ganga niður á höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Hafnarfjarðarbær tekur undir þakkir SHS og LHR og þakkar íbúum og starfsfólki fyrir að hafa farið eftir viðvörunum frá Veðurstofu, Lögreglu, Slökkviliði og öðrum viðbragðsaðilum á svæðinu. Samræmd viðbrögð allra hlutaðeigandi skipta lykilmáli þegar óvissuástandi hefur verið lýst yfir. […]
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Town Council Grants – First Allocation 2020
Bæjarráð veitir ár hvert félagasamtökum, fyrirtækjum eða einstaklingum styrki til starfsemi og þjónustu sem fellur að hlutverki sveitarfélagsins eða telst á annan hátt í samræmi við stefnumörkun, áherslur og forgangsröð sveitarfélagsins. Úthlutun styrkja fer fram tvisvar á ári og nú er komið að fyrri úthlutun ársins í ár. Umsóknarfrestur er til 20. mars 2020. Umsækjendur […]
Summer Walks – Ideas wanted
Gengur þú með hugmynd að sumargöngu í maganum?Alla fimmtudaga í sumar verða gengnar menningar- og heilsugöngur um Hafnarfjörð þar sem íbúar og gestir fá að heyra áhugaverðan fróðleik um bæinn og fá tækifæri til heilsubótar. Hátt í þúsund manns tóku virkan þátt í göngunum síðasta sumar.Dagskrá sumarsins er nú í undirbúningi og við leitum til […]
Red weather warning – all schools are closed
The National Commissioner of Police has declared a state of public emergency for the entire country due to severe weather tomorrow, Friday 14 February. A red weather warning has been issued for the capital region from 7 a.m. tomorrow, meaning that people should not be travelling unless it is absolutely necessary. Regular school classes will be cancelled, but nurseries and […]
Hellnahraun Phase 3
Review of the detailed plan for Hellnahraun Phase 3 in Hafnarfjörður: Borgahella, Dofrahella, Búðahella, Straumhella 1-8 The City Council of Hafnarfjörður approved on 8 January 2020 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the third phase of Hellnahraun in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. This concerns the eastern part of the area, i.e. the part of the detailed plan that includes all plots at Borgahella, Dofrahella […]
We want to work with parents
The role of child protection is to ensure that children living in unacceptable conditions, or children who are endangering their health and development, receive the necessary assistance. Child protection seeks to strengthen families in their parenting role and to apply resources to protect individual children where appropriate. The local newspaper, Hafnfirðingur, met with Helena Unnarsdóttir, Head of Child Protection at the City of Hafnarfjörður, […]
Offers are invited from legal entities for the plot of land at Hrauntungu 5.
Offers are invited from legal entities for the plot of land at Hrauntunga 5. The plot permits the construction of three two-storey residential houses: two semi-detached houses and one detached house, providing a total of five flats. Two houses stand on the plot which must be removed, and the successful bidder shall be responsible for their removal. The detailed plan for the plot came into effect on 16 October 2019. The […]
Rock blasts on the Reykjanesbraut continue
Work on the widening of the Reykjanes Highway, from Kaldárselsvegur west to the Krýsuvíkur junction, which has been ongoing since autumn 2019, is continuing, and this phase is scheduled for completion on 1 November 2020. We point to the information page on the widening of the Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður, as the dualling of the road is a joint project between the Road Administration and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður. Blasting in the coming weeks. Rock blasting, which began on the Reykjanesbraut last […]
Flag for Hildur Guðnadóttir
The flag is now flying at Hafnarfjörður Town Hall to mark the occasion that the Hafnarfjörður native Hildur Guðnadóttir won an Oscar last night for her music in the film Joker, thereby becoming the first Icelandic person to receive this prestigious Academy Award. Hildur has recently won sought-after and prestigious awards for her music in Joker and the television series Chernobyl. As […]
40 Suðurgata – site for a new building or a relocatable building
Plot for a house or new-build – 40 Suðurgata, Hafnarfjörður Municipality announces a plot for a new-build or a house to be moved to at 40 Suðurgata is available for allocation. This is a detached house plot, and the plot price is the minimum price for such plots. Both individuals and legal entities may apply. If applying for the plot for a relocatable house, applicants must submit a detailed description of the proposed house […]