{"id":14685,"date":"2021-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/aukin-framlog-til-uppbyggingar-innvida-og-sumarstarfa-ungmenna\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:17:25","slug":"increased-funding-for-the-development-of-young-peoples-facilities-and-summer-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/aukin-framlog-til-uppbyggingar-innvida-og-sumarstarfa-ungmenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased funding for development and summer jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Increased funding for infrastructure development and summer jobs for young people<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council approved a plan for monitoring and ongoing measures regarding Covid-19 at its meeting yesterday.<\/a> <\/strong> The plan includes continued support for the residents and business community in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and strengthening the town's foundations until the economy has recovered to its former strength. With the new plan, the local authorities in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur are following up on a previous plan and continuing to respond in a targeted manner to the effects of the pandemic on employment and the economy.<\/p>\n

Challenging tasks lie ahead in the field of local government.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Although there are signs of a gradual recovery in tourism here in the country, the end of the pandemic globally and its economic consequences is not in sight. Temporary government support measures have counteracted growing unemployment in the country and offset the loss of income. Challenging tasks still lie ahead for local authorities in maintaining full services and levels of delivery. \u201eWe are continuing to respond to the negative effects of Covid-19 by increasing summer jobs for young people in the town, given that applications have never been higher than this year. We are also continuing to support the local economy by increasing construction projects in the municipality. This summer, we are investing more money in the renovation, beautification and improvement of paths and streets in the town's neighbourhoods. With this, we continue to play an active part in the ongoing recovery. The council's sound financial position, partly due to increased land sales and the sale of its stake in HS Veitur, makes this possible.\u201c<\/em> says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

Following on from the previous action plan, the town council presents the following plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Temporary jobs<\/strong> \u2013 additional funding will be allocated to temporary jobs through the council. More jobs will be offered in the work experience programme, in addition to a significant participation in the government's employment initiative, which offers summer jobs for students and temporary jobs for people who are looking for work. In total, 250 million kr\u00f3nur will be invested in temporary jobs by the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/li>\n
  2. Action plan \u2013 emphasis on maintenance works and infrastructure development. <\/strong>A wide range of projects will be undertaken in the town, offering various employment opportunities. Examples of projects include the renewal of pavements in the town's older districts, the improvement of roads and paths in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 and Hellnahrauni, the renewal and maintenance of school grounds, and the renewal of paths and electrical systems in Hellisger\u00f0i. In total, 340 million kr\u00f3nur will be added to maintenance and infrastructure projects in the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/li>\n
  3. Culture, arts and creative industries \u2013 <\/strong>It has been decided that the town festival, Bjartir dagar, will run throughout the summer and reflect all the diverse cultural activities taking place in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. In a normal year, this first town festival in the country runs for five days. In total, an additional 5 million kr\u00f3nur will be allocated to special cultural events in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur during the summer of 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Unity and consensus on actions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    In April 2020, the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council approved an action plan to respond to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents, associations and businesses, as well as on the operation of the municipality itself. <\/a> Emphasis was placed on the fact that these were the first measures taken by the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, intended to secure the city's operations and support businesses and residents who are having to endure the consequences of the pandemic. The measures were also aimed at minimising the downturn that would be inevitable and safeguarding the council's services. There was consensus in the town council on the plan, and it has been implemented successfully over the past year. A new action plan, along with an amendment to the budget, will be presented for approval at the town council meeting on 26 May.  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Aukin framl\u00f6g til innvi\u00f0auppbyggingar og sumarstarfa ungmenna B\u00e6jarr\u00e1\u00f0 Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar sam\u00feykkti \u00e1 fundi s\u00ednum \u00ed g\u00e6r \u00e1\u00e6tlun um eftirfylgni og \u00e1framhaldandi a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir vegna Covid19. \u00c1\u00e6tlunin tekur til \u00e1framhaldandi stu\u00f0nings vi\u00f0 \u00edb\u00faa og atvinnul\u00edf \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i og \u00feess a\u00f0 styrkja grunnsto\u00f0ir b\u00e6jarins \u00fear til efnahagsl\u00edfi\u00f0 hefur n\u00e1\u00f0 fyrri styrk. Me\u00f0 n\u00fdrri \u00e1\u00e6tlun fylgja b\u00e6jaryfirv\u00f6ld \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i eftir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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-14685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685","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=14685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14685"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}