The swimming pools of Hafnarfjörður will be open as follows over Whit Sunday Saturday 19 May Sunday 20 May Monday 21 May May Suðurbæjarlaug 8.00-18.00 8.00-17.00 8.00-17.00 Ásvallalaug 13.00-18.00* Closed 8.00-17.00 The Swimming Pool Closed Closed Closed *Closed until 13:00 due to a swimming competition
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Electoral register in Hafnarfjörður
The electoral roll for the City of Hafnarfjörður for the local elections on 26 May 2018 is available for public inspection at the City Hall of Hafnarfjörður, Service Desk, Strandgata 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday from 16 May 2018. Voters are also referred to the website www.kosning.is, where they can find where they are on the electoral register. Voters are encouraged to check whether […]
Eva Michelsen appointed Project Manager of the Quality of Life Centre at St. Jó
Eva Michelsen has been appointed Project Manager of the Quality of Life Centre at St. Joseph's Hospital. The centre will host a diverse and vibrant programme of health and creative activities, in line with Hafnarfjörður's health policy. Eva holds an MSc in Management and Strategy from the University of Iceland. She recently participated in the American entrepreneurial programme YTILI (Young Transatlantic Innovative Leadership Initiative) run by the U.S. Department of State.
Master plan for Hrauns Vestur approved by the Planning and Building Committee
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 […]
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 […]