News of the Hamranes Line Welcomed

Regarding the report in Fréttablaðið yesterday, Friday, 19 January, it is correct that a few
Plots in Skarðshlíð have been returned to the town, but the largest part of them
has gone to the allocation of those who were on the waiting list for plots in the neighbourhood. They
Parties who have returned plots have mainly cited two reasons. On the one hand
that funding for the relevant project had not been successful and, on the other hand, that
uncertainty that has arisen due to a complaint procedure that is currently under consideration concerning
Landsnet's transmission of the Hamranes line, which crosses the Skarðshlíðar neighbourhood.

The mayor drew attention to the matter at open meetings in the autumn.

The situation regarding the lines and the submission of plots for them is
a position that the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður himself has been drawing attention to
since last autumn at information meetings regarding the planned relocation of the line. They
Meetings were held by Landsnet with the local councils of Kópavogur and Garðabær there.
the position of the transport lines and that process has been discussed, but that process
has met with opposition from the Friends of the Lava Fields, among others. The town authorities are therefore grateful.
The newspaper draws attention to how urgent it is for the Hamranes Line to be moved.

Agreements must stand

Residents, operators and the City of Hafnarfjörður have invested and
is investing tens of billions in the Skarðshlíðarhverfi district. This autumn, construction began
Skarðshlíðarskóli, which is at once a primary school, a music school and a nursery school that
is being carried out at a cost of almost four billion kronor.
It is therefore an absolutely intolerable situation for the future residents of the neighbourhood, residents in
neighbouring areas and local authorities having to tolerate repeated changes to
this process which, according to the initial agreements, was supposed to have long since been completed.  

It is therefore extremely important that the commitment is upheld.
the current agreement between Landsnet and the City of Hafnarfjörður on removal
the line and that it leaves the neighbourhood as soon as possible. The current agreement provides for
so that it will be by the end of the year.

The City of Hafnarfjörður will advertise the plots that are still available for allocation in
February.

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