A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 31 January. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. You can view the agenda here. You can watch the meeting live here. The broadcast starts promptly at 5:00 pm.
Category: News
Against chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes
In January, the musician Jón Ragnar Jónsson will visit all Year 9 pupils at Hafnarfjörður's primary schools. Jón will chat with the pupils in each class about healthy lifestyles, with a special focus on the use of smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes. He brings entertaining life stories and sings a song about love and chewing tobacco. The Cancer Society of Hafnarfjörður and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður […]
Cleaning the flowerbeds
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður invites tenders for the cleaning of planting beds along main roads in Hafnarfjörður. The beds total approximately 11,753 m². They are of various shapes and contain varying levels of vegetation. Tenders will be opened at the Environmental and Planning Services on 2 February 2018 at 10:30. Tender documents are available from the Environmental and Planning Services of Hafnarfjörður, Norðurhæð 2. Price: kr. 2,000.
News of the Hamranes Line Welcomed
Regarding the report in Fréttablaðið yesterday, Friday, 19 January, it is correct that several plots in Skarðshlíð have been returned to the council, but the vast majority of them have been allocated to those who were on the waiting list for plots in the neighbourhood. Those who have returned plots have cited two main reasons. On the one hand, that financing […]
Public meeting regarding the city line
On 18 January, an information meeting about the City Line was held at Hafnarborg. Hrafnkell Á. Proppé, the Regional Planning Director, gave a presentation on the new public transport system, which was presented by the municipalities of the capital region together with Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir, an engineer and Head of Transport at the engineering firm Mannvit, who presented Mannvit's report on a street space assessment. Over a hundred people attended the meeting and many more followed the live stream […]
Running a catering business in Hafnarborg
Tenders are invited for the lease of catering premises in Hafnarborg, the cultural and arts centre of Hafnarfjörður, at Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður. The catering facility offers various possibilities; it has a separate entrance and the space is segregated from other activities at Hafnarborg. The premises offers the serving of coffee, refreshments and light meals. It is anticipated that a new operator will take over in […]
Artist in Residence of Hafnarfjörður
On the last day of winter, the City of Hafnarfjörður will appoint the City Artist of Hafnarfjörður for the year 2018. Only artists with permanent residency in Hafnarfjörður are eligible for the award, based on their registered address for the last 12 months. Applications or substantiated recommendations are requested, which the Cultural and Tourism Affairs Committee will take into consideration when selecting the City Artist. Applications and recommendations must be submitted […]
Town Council Meeting 17 January
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 17 January. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting will be streamed live on the website. The agenda for the meeting can be viewed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The broadcast begins promptly at 17:00.
Idea competition for future planning
Hafnarfjörður Harbour and the City of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the Association of Icelandic Architects, are holding an open competition for ideas on the future planning of Flensborg Harbour and the Óseyrar area, which is currently part of the Suðurhöfn harbour area in Hafnarfjörður. The area is planned for redevelopment on a new basis, with revised planning boundaries and a revised master plan for Hafnarfjörður. The main objective of the competition is to generate ideas for mixed-use, dense development […]
Ice, sand and salt
There is a great deal of ice on the roads, pavements and car parks throughout the town these days due to unusual weather conditions. The City of Hafnarfjörður's Service Centre is on duty 24/7 for gritting and sanding, but this is not always enough. Salt and sand can be useful, given the forecast for the coming days. Residents can collect sand from the Service Centre […]