A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 20th March. The formal meeting will begin at 14:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here.
Category: News
Nutritional Agreement and Standardised Menus
Kindergartens in Hafnarfjörður operate under a new nutrition charter and cook according to standardised menus. Work on the project has been underway for some time, and its targeted implementation began just over a year ago. The outcome is based on extensive analytical work, nutritional calculations, collaboration and dialogue with the relevant parties, as well as feedback from pupils and staff. The nutrition charter has now been formally issued. Standardised menus […]
New pilot project by the police and the local council
The Capital Region Police and the City of Hafnarfjörður have joined forces to establish a collaborative and development project, which aims to strengthen cooperation between the two parties in matters concerning children and young people. This is a one-year pilot project which is launching in mid-March and has received a grant from the Public Health Fund. Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the police commissioner in […]
First spadeful at a new residential development
The first sod was cut today for a new residential complex at Arnarhraun 50, where a six-flat building with communal space is to be constructed. An agreement was reached with the Arnarhvoll Construction Company Ltd. for the building at the end of 2018, and completion is scheduled for March 2020. The project involves six detached houses with full accessibility for […]
Customer service opens at 9:30 on Monday.
On Monday, 18th March, the Hafnarfjörður Customer Service will open at 9:30 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. due to a staff meeting. Thank you in advance for your understanding!
Preview – open studio in the run-up to the exhibition
From 13 to 27 March, an open studio will be held at Hafnarborg in the run-up to the new exhibition by designers Brynjar Sigurðarson and Veronika Sedlmair, Fyrirvara, where visitors can observe the installation and preparation of the exhibition. The entire process is opened up, giving visitors the opportunity to look behind the scenes, but on the exhibition, the creative process itself will be the subject of the show, where […]
Emphasis on modernising and developing the service
Organisational changes at the City of Hafnarfjörður. A report by Capacent on the provision of services by the City of Hafnarfjörður recommends that organisational changes be made to improve and develop the service, with the aim of resolving as many issues as possible on first contact digitally or via the call centre. The Town Council decided at its meeting this morning to refer the proposals […]
Hundred Mile Festival at Skarðshlíðarskóli
On Thursday, 20th September, the pupils and staff of Skarðshlíðarskóli ran their first „Mile“. On Wednesday 13 March the same group will have a big day, as that will be the hundredth time they have run the Mile. A Hundred Mile Celebration was held at the school for the occasion. The project is based on a Scottish model called The Daily Mile. Around 5,000 schools across […]
Town Hall Meeting Live Broadcast
Due to technical difficulties, it is not possible to live-stream the open public meeting on the doubling of the Reykjanesbraut motorway on Facebook. You can follow the meeting via the link provided HERE.
Audio Recording Grants 2019
Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for the treatment of windows on buildings facing busy roads. Grants are available for improving the sound insulation of windows on the sides of a building where the noise level is calculated to be 65 dB(A) or higher. When awarding grants, priority will be given to those living in the most severe conditions. Applicants must describe the planned measures in their application and […]