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Approval of a change to the detailed plan for Suðurhöfn regarding Fornubúðir 5. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved on 27 April. 2017 amendment to the detailed plan for the South Harbour area, concerning the plot Fornubúðir 5. The proposal was advertised in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. A comment was received, and a response from the local council has been sent to the person who submitted it. The following change was made to the published proposal: it is permitted […]

The opening hours for the swimming pools in Hafnarfjörður over Whit Sunday will be as follows: Saturday, 3 June; Whit Sunday, 4 June; Whit Monday, 5 June; Tuesday, 6 June. June Ásvallalaug 8-18 Closed 8-17 Closed Suðurbæjarlaug 8-18 8-17 8-17 6:30-21 Swimming Pool Closed Closed Closed 6:30-14 *Due to staff retraining course

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 7 June. The meeting will begin at 2 pm at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is 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 2 pm. 

The Family Board of Hafnarfjörður renewed its agreement with Specialisterne in Iceland at its meeting on 2nd June. The aim of the agreement is to provide job training and conduct job assessments for disabled jobseekers. The collaboration between the Family Service and Specialisterne has been successful and is an important link in the aim of increasing participation in the general labour market.

  A draft proposal for changes to the Regional Plan for the Capital Region 2040 is presented for preliminary public consultation, in accordance with section 23(2) of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The draft proposal consists of fixing the location of transport corridors for the Metro and defining criteria for development in the impact areas. Draft proposals for amendments to the general plans of Garðabær 2004-2016, Hafnarfjörður 2013-2025, Kópavogur 2012-2024, Mosfellsbær […] are presented for information.

At a recent meeting of the Sports and Leisure Committee, a new report on the well-being and living conditions of children in Years 5 to 7 in Hafnarfjörður was presented. The research was conducted by Rannsókn og greining for the Ministry of Education. The report covers various aspects of the children's lives, such as their well-being at school, bullying, video game use, participation in sports and time spent with their parents. About […]

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 10 May. The meeting will begin at 2 pm at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is 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 2 pm. Among the topics on the agenda are the nomination to the board of the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður, the Elderly Welfare Fund, temporary permits and […]

Hafnarfjörður Municipality is advertising Strandgata 4 for rent. The property comprises a basement, two storeys and an attic, totalling approximately 515 m². The building is reinforced concrete, built in 1930 by merchant Jón Mathiesen, who ran a shop there for many years and lived on the upper floor. The property will be handed over in autumn 2017. The entire property is advertised for lease and it is intended […]

The wages of young people in the Hafnarfjörður Summer Job Scheme born in 2001, 2002 and 2003 will be increased by 16% in the summer of 2017. This increase is in addition to the pay rise for summer school staff in the summer of 2016, when their wages were increased by 15%. A strong emphasis is placed on recruiting hard-working and energetic individuals for the summer to carry out important projects […]