I have decided to make it a regular feature to put together a few words at the end of each month to report on interesting projects underway within the municipality and to share the highs and lows of the month's challenges, ideas, visits and meetings. There is much to report, but with this I want to better inform residents and other stakeholders about the progress of matters and plans within the municipality.<\/p>\n
Summer is approaching and for us at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, it doesn't just begin with the rising sun and the arrival of the Loon, but also with our spring preparations, which consist of spring cleaning, sweeping and washing streets, footpaths and roundabouts, as well as advertising summer jobs for 17-year-olds and over. This group of staff is extremely important to us every year, and their tasks are many and demanding throughout the summer. This group, in collaboration with residents and businesses, is responsible for cleaning the town, mowing, leisure activities, museum curation and more, thus playing a vital role in keeping the town clean and tidy, welcoming foreign and domestic tourists, as well as looking after our children through play and coaching. This year, we are placing great emphasis on getting the town clean and tidy earlier, and we have already begun the spring clean in the neighbourhoods of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. in accordance with a certain arrangement<\/a>. At the end of April, we will then collect garden waste from the boundary of the property on specific dates which will be announced separately on our homepage<\/a>, Facebook page<\/a>, residents' pages and by notices to every household. This spring, there will be a change: contractors will assist us with the initial mowing and cleaning, specifically to welcome the summer with an even cleaner and more beautiful town. Council staff and summer workers will then continue with the cleaning and mowing throughout the summer. We therefore appeal to residents, as before, to actively participate in this clean-up with us, as this is how we achieve a collective impact and the experience of a clean town. This initiative is one big collaborative project! March was a lively and enjoyable month, but at the same time very busy. Just how we like it: life and vibrancy in our Bay. On Tuesdays, I host open surgery sessions for residents and business representatives in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, which are usually well attended. The topics of the meetings are varied, and after each one, my perspective on the community of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur broadens, as does my sense of its diversity and, not least, the opportunities and the great interest in the municipality these days. Demand for industrial plots has increased significantly, which can be partly attributed to the forthcoming arrival of new flyovers into the Vallahverfi and Hellnahraun districts and the massive development taking place in this part of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Work on blocks of flats in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 and a new school in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 will hopefully begin soon, and plots for detached, semi-detached and council houses are about to be put out to tender. Discussions are underway with landowners and business owners in the western part of Hraun to densify and enhance the area. This and much more is in the pipeline. At the same time, we at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Municipality are placing an even greater emphasis on health promotion and recently introduced a health strategy for the municipality, which is focused on fostering the general well-being of residents, mental and physical, at all ages, and to strengthen and enhance self-esteem and well-being. The health strategy supports the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's vision for the future: to increase the well-being of its residents through preventative measures.The cultural festival Bjartir dagar is coming up in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and my next monthly column will no doubt be heavily influenced by this fantastic participatory festival of the people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, which is, after all, the first summer festival of the year in the country. During Bjartir dagar, we sing in the summer and enjoy what the beautiful Fjord has to offer. I encourage everyone to take part in Bjartir dagar this year and use the opportunity to invite guests HOME to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. There should be something for everyone! Let's all go for it! Easter greetings to you all! Attached is a summary of the news from March, and my aim is to put together such a summary at the end of each month for everyone's information:<\/p>\n Or\u00f0 fr\u00e1 b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ra eftir m\u00e1na\u00f0arm\u00f3t \u00c9g hef \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa \u00fea\u00f0 sem fastan li\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja saman nokkur or\u00f0 um m\u00e1na\u00f0am\u00f3t til a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00e1hugaver\u00f0um verkefnum sem \u00ed gangi eru innan sveitarf\u00e9lagsins og upp og ofan af \u00e1skorunum, hugmyndum, heims\u00f3knum og fundum m\u00e1na\u00f0arins. Af m\u00f6rgu er a\u00f0 taka en me\u00f0 \u00feessu vil \u00e9g uppl\u00fdsa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13324"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n