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 […]
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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 […]
Booking for the Reykjanes Highway
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]