The jury for the Icelandic Web Awards has been working hard over the past few weeks and has now selected the top five web projects in each category. The new website for the City of Hafnarfjörður is among the five web projects that have been nominated in the category: Official Website of the Year, and is in the running against websites from the Patent Office, the Municipality of Kópavogur, Íslandsstofa and Veitur. The awards will be presented in Silfurberg at the Harpa […]
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Construction has begun on a new care home.
Construction of a new care home at Sólvangur has begun. It will be a 60-bed care home on a site that opens up various possibilities. A working group behind the development broke ground on the new home this week, thereby marking the start of the project. The company Grafa and Grjót Ltd. will in the coming days begin the groundworks on the site planned […]
Significant growth in Hafnarfjörður's business sector
The Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður's Encouragement Award, which was presented for the first time yesterday to the Hafnarfjörður Icehouse at a ceremony in Hafnarborg. Annríki – National Costumes and Jewellery and VON Restaurant & Bar also received an award. The Hafnarfjörður Icehouse received the award for having lifted the town's spirit with its activities and events. The award is the Marketing Office's token of gratitude for selfless work in raising the profile of the town.
Organisational change – Hafravellir
Change to the detailed plan for Hafravellir 13, Hafnarfjörður Planning and Building Council of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 31 August 2015 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plot at Hafravellir 13 in accordance with Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The amendment consists of extending the plot by two of the four parking spaces located at the south-west corner of plot no. 13 at […]
Planning Description Kaldársel Road
Notice of planning statement for a new detailed plan for Kaldárselsveg. At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee on 10 January 2017, it was agreed to publish the planning statement for Kaldárselsveg. When work on the preparation of a detailed plan begins, the municipal council shall draw up a description of the planning project, setting out the council's priorities for the detailed planning process and information on the underlying assumptions, existing policies and […]
Friendship in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries
The Friendship Project by Save the Children in Iceland will be introduced in all of Hafnarfjörður's nurseries this year. The implementation officially began today when all the nurseries were presented with the project's teaching materials. Staff from all the nurseries will then attend a course, where they will receive training and education on the project. The Friendship Project aims to […]
Town Council Meeting, 18 January
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 18 January. The meeting will begin at 14:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is streamed live on the town's website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00. Among the items on the agenda are regulations on social housing and special housing benefits, a cooperation agreement […]
The SORPU app makes life easier
A new website about waste sorting, charges and SORPA's facilities opens today! At midday, SORPA will launch a new website that works on different media, such as computers, smartphones and tablets. The aim of the website is to better meet the needs of users and make information about waste sorting, charging and SORPA's facilities more accessible in digital form. […]
A slip road will become a reality
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður welcomes the decision by the new Minister of Transport, Jón Gunnarsson, to launch a tender for the construction of a roundabout at the junction of the Reykjanesbraut and Krýsuvíkurvegur, to be carried out at the very beginning of this year. The junction is a major safety concern for, among others, residents of the Vallahverfi district and all those who have business in the expanding commercial area in the Hellnahraun and Kapelluhraun lava fields. The flyover junction of the Reykjanesbraut and Krýsuvíkurvegur is […]
Organisational change – Kvistavellir
Amendment to the detailed plan for Kvistavellir 63 and 65, Vellir 5. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 13 December 2016 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plots at Kvistavellir 63 and 65 in accordance with 1. subsection 43 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The change consists of combining the plots at Kvistavellir 63 and Kvistavellir 65 into a single plot […]