A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 16th March, and will begin at 16:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The broadcast begins at 16:00.
Category: News
Clear bag for waste
From the beginning of February, the emphasis has been on sending paper, cardboard, textiles and clothing to a recycling stream instead of landfill. It is no longer permitted to dispose of black rubbish bags in the compactor, and only waste in clear bags will be accepted. A clear bag makes it easier for staff to guide customers in sorting and thus reduce waste to […]
Glass on neighbourhood stations
In February, a glass collection was launched at 37 neighbourhood collection points in the capital region. At the glass containers, residents can return any type of glass generated in households, such as jam jars, glass bottles and other glass containers, free of charge. The glass can be either clear or coloured but must be clean and containers empty. In the coming years, […] will be set up.
Out with the tyre iron
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council has just approved at its meeting that the rubber crumb surfacing will be replaced on the football pitches at the town's primary schools, a total of eight pitches. The work will take place this summer, and it is expected that by autumn 2016 the cinders will have been removed from all the pitches. Artificial turf and rubber cinders on the FH sports grounds and […]
Youth Assembly, 15 March
The Youth Council of Hafnarfjörður, together with the staff of Hafnarfjörður's youth centres, are holding the Youth Assembly of Hafnarfjörður on Tuesday, 15th March. A Youth Forum is a platform for young people to come together and discuss their issues in a substantive way, as well as to put forward proposals for improvement. What can be changed, what is being done well, and what can be done better? The Youth Council […]
Award for recitation
The Great Reading Competition took place at Hafnarborg yesterday, where a number of pupils from Hafnarfjörður's primary schools were recognised for their excellent reading and presentation, and the top three were also specially awarded. Hafnarborg was packed, as this is a festival that has become an important part of the school and parent community across the country. The festival celebrates 20 […]
Grants from the memorial fund
Grant Awards from the Helga and Bjarni Memorial Fund. On 8th March, grants were awarded from the Helga and Bjarni Memorial Fund at a ceremony in Hásölum, the parish hall of Hafnarfjarðarkirkja, on Bjarni Snæbjörnsson's birthday. Magnús Snæbjörnsson presented the grants on behalf of the board of the Memorial Fund, which is chaired by Magnús, along with the Reverend Jón Helgi Þórarinsson and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir. This time, three […]
A defibrillator from Kiwanis
Defibrillator donated by the Kiwanis Club Hraunborg. The service flats for disabled people at Drekavellir in Hafnarfjörður received a generous donation from the Kiwanis Club Hraunborg recently. Hraunborg donated a defibrillator to the facility, as such a device greatly increases the residents' safety and is a true lifesaver. The residents and staff of Drekavellir would like to thank the Kiwanis movement very much.
Organisational change – Öldutún
Proposal for an amendment to the detailed plan for Öldutúnsskóli and the Öldugata nursery school site. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved it at its meeting on 12 January. 2016 to advertise the proposal for a revised detailed plan for Öldutúnsskóli and the Öldugata nursery plot. The change consists of modifying the nursery plot so that a residential unit for disabled people may also be built there. The proposal is advertised with […]
Organisational change – Straumsvík
Zoning amendment, expansion of a stormwater basin in Straumsvík. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 26 January 2016 to advertise a proposal for a revised zoning plan, in accordance with the planning drawing by ARKÍS, dated. 21/01/2016. This concerns an expansion of the area for infiltration trenches. The amendment to the detailed plan is being advertised in accordance with Article 43, paragraph 1 of the Act No. 123/2010. The proposal will be on display at the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre, Strandgata 8-10 […]