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Category: News
New castle at the Vesturkot nursery school
This summer, the City of Hafnarfjörður began work on the playground of the Vesturkot nursery school. The old castle was removed, the area was levelled and work began on installing a new, fantastic castle. A new surface of artificial grass and soft surfacing was laid. The old frames were also removed as they were old and unusable. In their place, we got a fantastic spring-loaded unit for 2-4 children which has sparked […]
Open house at St. Joseph's Hospital
An open house will be held at St. Joseph's Hospital on Saturday, 2nd September, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tours of the premises will be on offer, and guests will have the opportunity to share their ideas for the future of the building. The City of Hafnarfjörður has acquired the entire 3,000-square-metre property and has committed to operating […]
Start of the school year 2017
Formal school term for pupils in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools began today. Just over 4,000 children are starting school this autumn, 95 of whom are beginning their education at the new Skarðshlíðarskóli. This winter, Skarðshlíðarskóli will be based in the parish hall of Ástjarnarkirkja. The foundation stone for the school's new building was laid yesterday, 21 August, and lessons will begin in the new school […]
The first spadeful of earth for Skardshlíðar School was taken today.
The first sod for the construction of Skarðshlíðarskóli in Hafnarfjörður was cut at 3 p.m. today. The school is the town's eighth primary school, but plans are for it to be built using only the municipality's own funds, particularly revenue from the sale of plots of land. Skarðshlíðarskóli began operations this week in the parish hall of Ástjarnarkirkja, where teaching will take place while construction on the first phase […]
Special housing support
The Family Council of Hafnarfjörður approved the following amendment at its meeting on 12 May: The Family Council proposes that Article 5 of the regulations on social housing and special housing benefit be repealed. A change is also proposed to section 4 of the regulations, so that the coefficient is increased from 700 kr to 900 kr. The change is effective from 1 January 2017. The matter was referred to the town council for finalisation, which approved it in […]
Bids from legal entities for plots in Skarðshlíð, Phase 2, were opened this morning.
This morning at ten o'clock, bids from legal entities for 26 semi-detached house plots and 12 terraced house plots in Skarðshlíð, Phase 2, which were advertised this summer, were opened in the presence of representatives of several bidders. A total of 10 bids were received from legal entities, which were read out this morning in the presence of representatives of several bidders. At the same time, the deadline for individuals to submit bids for […] expired.
Hafnarfjörður opens its books
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður has now joined the ranks of those municipalities that have opened public access to its accounts. On Friday, an area was formally opened on the town's website where residents and others can familiarise themselves with the council's income and expenditure, and the breakdown of costs by cost code, organisational unit and supplier. https://www.hafnarfjordur.is/stjornsysla/baerinn-i-tolum/opid-bokhald „With this, we are meeting the demands of the community for transparency […]
First Icelandic municipality to receive equal pay certification
Hafnarfjörður is the first municipality in Iceland to receive the certified equal pay mark from the Ministry of Welfare. The aim of the implementation is to establish and maintain pay equality within the City of Hafnarfjörður and to fulfil employers' obligations to ensure equal rights for women and men, pay them equal wages and ensure they enjoy the same terms and conditions for the same or equally valued work. Certified by […]
School in Skarðshlíð work contract
The City of Hafnarfjörður and Eykt recently signed a contract for the design and construction of a new school in Skarðshlíð, a project that was advertised in a public tender in the spring. The school comprises facilities for two parallel primary schools of approximately 6,800 m², a music school of approximately 480 m², a nursery school of approximately 760 m² and a sports hall of approximately 870 m², totalling approximately 8,910 m². Eykt will […]