There will be a half-term holiday in the schools of Hafnarfjörður tomorrow and on Friday, 19th and 20th October, and on that occasion, swimming will be free for children and adults on those days. At Hafnarfjörður Library, there will be an exciting treasure hunt around the library looking for national football team players, and a library cinema at 12 pm and 2 pm on Friday. On Friday there will also be […]
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Agreement and termination of contract
Over the past few weeks, talks have been underway between the City of Hafnarfjörður and Skólamatur (ISS) to terminate the contract between the parties for catering services for the city's primary and nursery schools, as both parties have been keen to be released from the contracts. A verbal agreement to terminate the contract was reached last week, and work is now underway to finalise the details.
House full at residents' meeting about the Reykjanesbraut
The residents' meeting at the Bæjarbíó cinema this evening was packed, where traffic safety on and around the Reykjanesbraut was discussed. Among those who spoke were Hrafnhildur R. Halldórsdóttir, a resident of Setberg, and Sindri Blær Gunnarsson, a student at Flensborg who was involved in a serious collision on the Reykjanesbraut. Also present were Lilja Guðríður Karlsdóttir, a transport engineer at Viaplan, Magnús Einarsson […]
Reykjanesbraut – public meeting
Hafnarfjörður Town Council is holding a public meeting on transport matters, with a focus on the Reykjanesbraut, on Tuesday evening, 17th October at 8 p.m. in the Bæjarbíó. The meeting will be live-streamed on netsamfelag.is – the exact link will be provided closer to the date. There is a significant backlog of need for major improvements to the Reykjanesbraut within Hafnarfjörður. A huge increase in traffic on the Reykjanesbraut is causing a major risk of accidents and long queues of cars form on […]
Around 100 people attended a tourism conference in Hafnarfjörður at the weekend.
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður hosted a successful conference on the state of and opportunities in the tourism industry over the weekend. The conference took place at Hafnarborg and was entitled „The Strategy and Position of Hafnarfjörður in Tourism“. Around one hundred people attended the conference, which was conceived as a starting point for future work that will focus on the city's vision and strategic direction. […]
Town Council Meeting, 11 October
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 11 October. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting will be streamed live on the website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast starts promptly at 5 p.m. Among the items on the agenda is Skarðshlíð Phase 2.
Prevention Day 2017
Prevention Day 2017 is today, Wednesday, 4th October. The day is dedicated to a few tips that can help prevent children and teenagers from using drugs, tips that are relevant to all families in the country. Prevention Day is held at the initiative of the President of Iceland in cooperation with the Association of Icelandic Municipalities, the Icelandic Olympic and Sports Association, the Icelandic Youth League and other parties, but supported by […]
Conference on the tourism industry in Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður Municipality and the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður are organising a conference on the current situation and opportunities in the tourism industry in Hafnarfjörður on Saturday, 14th October, at Hafnarborg. The conference has been titled „Hafnarfjörður's Strategy and Position in the Tourism Industry“. The conference will serve as the start of the work on formulating a strategy for Hafnarfjörður. The conference begins at 10:00 and runs until 12:30. Among those who will […]
Town Council Meeting, 27 September
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 27 September. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting will be streamed live on the website. Here you can view the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 5 pm. Among the items on the agenda are a discount on property tax for pensioners on old-age and disability pensions, the allocation of […]
Lækjargata Renovation
The renovation works on Lækjargata are continuing and have now reached the next phase. Lækjargata is now closed from Strandgata to Austurgata, with associated traffic disruption until December. The project will involve the replacement of all utilities, as well as the road surface and pavements. Diversion signs will be put in place during the work to facilitate traffic on […]