At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council this morning, the following motion concerning the Reykjanesbraut was adopted: „In light of the frequent and serious accidents on the Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður, the Town Council of Hafnarfjörður reiterates the importance of implementing improvements to the road without delay. The Town Council is gravely concerned about road safety on the road and urges the transport authorities to begin preparations for all […]
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The registration system is up and running!
Over the weekend, the City of Hafnarfjörður announced a fault with the website that handles the subsidy for participation fees in sports and leisure activities for children and young people aged 6-18 in Hafnarfjörður. From Wednesday evening until Friday evening it was not possible to register children for the leisure time grant, but testing and registrations over the weekend have proceeded without issue. The registration system is now operational. The fault was caused by […]
Christmas tree not collected from home after Christmas
As was announced in a notice from the City of Hafnarfjörður to residents in the local papers, on the website and on Facebook at the end of October, Christmas trees will not be collected from homes this year. Residents will have to arrange for their own trees to be disposed of through Sorpa. Residents of Hafnarfjörður will now have to take their Christmas trees themselves to […]
Artist in Residence of Hafnarfjörður
On 19th April, the last day of winter, the City of Hafnarfjörður will appoint the City Artist of Hafnarfjörður for 2017. Only practising 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 Committee will take into consideration when selecting the City Artist. Applications […]
Jobcentre closes
The Hafnarfjörður Employment Centre closed around the turn of the year. The Employment Centre began its operations in the spring of 2010 under an agreement between the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður and the Employment Authority. The Centre has provided job placement, advice and other services to jobseekers in Hafnarfjörður. The Employment Centre was established to respond to difficulties in the labour market and the consequences of the economic crisis. There have been changes in this regard in recent terms and […]
Tender – Mowing and Cleaning
Hafnarfjörður Municipality invites tenders for the following project. Mowing of open spaces. The work consists of mowing the municipality's open spaces in accordance with the contractor's further instructions, totalling 69 hectares (692,000 m²). These consist of embankments with varying gradients and flat areas. Tenders will be opened at the Environmental and Planning Services on 18 January 2017 at 10:00. Clearing of planting beds […]
Go Hafnarfjörður in Útsvar!
Come on, Hafnarfjörður! On New Year's Day itself – Friday evening, 6th January – Hafnarfjörður and Fjallabyggð will go head-to-head in a knockout match in Útsvar. This year's Hafnarfjörður team consists of Tómas Geir Howser Harðarson, Sólveig Ólafsdóttir and Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir. We send our team our very best wishes and look forward to seeing them on screen! Anyone interested can attend the television studio at […]
New arrangement
Notice regarding the new arrangements for housing benefit payments (formerly rent subsidy). On 1 January 2017, Act No. 75/2016 on housing benefits will come into force, repealing Act No. 138/1997 on rent subsidy. The aim of the new Act is to reduce the housing costs of less well-off tenants by means of housing benefit for the rental of residential accommodation, and to reduce inequality in the housing market. Local authorities have hitherto […]
New Property Project Manager
Stefán E. Stefánsson has been appointed as Project Manager for Property at the Environmental and Planning Services. Stefán holds an MSc in Engineering. He has worked in Norway for the past few terms at the Bergen Waterworks, among other roles as Director of Water Distribution. Prior to that, he was the Municipal Engineer for the Municipality of Seltjarnarnes, where he was responsible for all the council's projects. Stefán will take […]
Model nursery children
Hardworking residents of Hafnarfjörður support healthcare in Lebanon. The children at the Norðurberg nursery school in Hafnarfjörður are exceptionally imaginative and full of love. They proved this this week when they visited the Red Cross in Hafnarfjörður with a surprise. The children had collected bottles to return for recycling, and the deposit amounted to a whole 25,068 krónur. The children's assessment was that […]