At a meeting of the Planning and Building Council this morning, proposals for the framework plan for a site bounded by Reykjavikurvegur, Fjarðarhraun and Flatahraun, commonly known as Hraun West, were presented. The land use and development of the site takes into account retail, service and residential areas. A proposal by Teiknistofan Arkitekta and Krads Arkitekta, which has been on display since this winter, was presented. Due to the extensive range of services […]
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Young people from Hafnarfjörður are doing well.
A report has been published which deals with the consumption and habits of young people in Hafnarfjörður. Every year, the company Rannsóknir og greining conducts a questionnaire survey for the Ministry of Education among all students in the country's lower secondary schools. The City of Hafnarfjörður then purchases a report from this survey, which examines young people in Hafnarfjörður specifically and compares them with the capital region and the country as a whole. Around 900 teenagers took […]
Comments on the SA comparison of the operational performance of the largest municipalities
Haraldur L. Haraldsson, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, and Kjartan Már Kjartansson, Mayor of Reykjanesbær, make comments on the SA comparison of the operating performance of the largest municipalities. In their view, the Confederation of Icelandic Businesses' presentation of a comparison of the municipalities' operating performance and how they rank against each other based on different operating metrics does not give a true picture of the municipalities' current operating position. If that has been […]
Amendment to the detailed plan for Hafnarfjörður Town Centre – Lækjargata 2 and Suðurgata 7
The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 09.02.2018 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plots at Lækjargata 2 and Suðurgata 7 in accordance with 1. subsection 43.01 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. This concerns an amendment to the detailed plan for the plots at Lækjargata 2 and Suðurgata 7. The amendment entails that on the plot at Lækjargata 2, where “Dvergurinn” formerly stood, it will be permitted […]
Early voting for local elections
Early voting for the local elections on 26 May will take place at Smáralind from next Friday, 11 May. It will be open daily from 10:00 to 22:00. The polling station will be open on polling day from 10:00 to 22:00 for voters who are on the electoral register outside the capital region. A statement from the District Commissioner for the Capital Region says that it is only possible to […]
Candidate lists
The following electoral lists are standing in the local elections in Hafnarfjörður on 26 May. Progress and Independents B 1 Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson 2 Valdimar Víðisson 3 Jóhanna Erla Guðjónsdóttir 4 Margrét Vala Marteinsdóttir 5 Einar Baldvin Brimar 6 Magna Björk Ólafsdóttir 7 Brynjar Þór Gestsson 8 Anna Karen Svövudóttir 9 Þórður Ingi Bjarnason 10 […]
Major initiative to develop the capital region's ski areas
Today, the Mayor of Reykjavík and the mayors of Mosfellsbær, Seltjarnarnes, Kópavogur, Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður signed a landmark agreement between the municipalities on a major initiative to renovate and develop the facilities of the capital region's ski areas at Bláfjöll and Skálafell. The signing took place at the service centre in Bláfjöll this afternoon in a light sleet. The agreement entails that over the coming years, a renovation will be undertaken […]
Town Council Meeting, 9 May
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 9 May. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live.
Work on apartment complex to begin
Hafnarfjarðarbær, fyrir hönd Arnarhrauns 50 íbúðafélags hses auglýsir í næstu viku eftir í hönnun og byggingu sambýlis við Arnarhraun 50 í Hafnarfirði samkvæmt alútboðsgögnum. Þar er um að ræða sex sérbýli í íbúðakjarna sem samtals telur um 351 fermetra. Nú þegar liggja fyrir drög að aðalteikningum sem verkkaupi hefur ákveðið að byggja eftir og skulu […]
MPs and minister urged over the Reykjanes Highway
Bæjarstjóri Hafnarfjarðarbæjar sendi eftirfarandi tölvupóst á þingmenn Suðvesturkjördæmis og Samgönguráðherra í gær í kjölfar enn eins alvarlegs umferðarslyssins á Reykjanesbrautinni. Það er hinum þekkta slysa kafla innan Hafnarfjarðar á vegkaflanum frá Kaldárselsvegi að mislægum gatnamótum við Krýsuvíkurveg.Bæjarstjórinn hefur sent sama hóp ítrekað pósta um alvarlegt ástand þessa vegarkafla og bæjarstjórn og bæjarráð ítrekað ályktað um […]