Tag: municipality
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Municipal leaders in Northeast support new Association of Development and Local Authorities
Last week, Framsýn Union and the Association of Business Owners in the Northeastern Region strongly criticized municipalities in the region for supporting the merger of the Northeastern Development Agency with the Development Agency of Akureyri and the Eyjafjörður region, stating that the Northeastern Region would lose control by joining the new partnership. The new organization,…
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Municipality opens new fire station in Húsavík
When emergency responders are called out to a scene, every second matters. As of today, the Fire Department of Húsavík has moved to a new fire station and will welcome guests to the new facilities tomorrow, Saturday February 8. The new fire station, located at the harbor, replaces the previous fire station at Höfði and…
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Residents consulted on speed restrictions in Húsavík
The municipal planning council for Norðurþing has opened an online vote on speed restrictions in Húsavík. The online vote takes place through Better Iceland, a contusing platform for local and national governmental bodies in Iceland. The proposal can be accessed through this web address: https://nordurthing.betraisland.is/post/22681 The vote ends on December 24, 2019. Photo by Orjan Mattsson
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Municipality hosts meeting to discuss drug abuse prevention tonight
Norðurþing municipality hosts a meeting for parents and guardians of youth in the municipality to discuss drug abuse and ways of prevention. The meeting takes place in FSH tonight at 7.30 PM. The Akureyri Investigative Police force will take place and the floor will be open for discussions and questions at the end of the meeting. Photo…
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Norðurþing municipality granted 32.6 million króna for fiber-optic connections in rural areas
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, minister of Transportation and Local Government, Páll Jóhann Pálsson, chairman of the Telecommunications Fund of Iceland, and local representatives, today signed agreements on co-sponsorship from the Telecommunications fund and regional grants from the Ministry of Transportation to build a network of fiber-optic in rural areas in 23 municipalities around Iceland. Norðurþing municipality…
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Húsavík Golf Club asks support for new Club House
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Húsavík Golf Club has introduced plans for construction of new club house, and asks municipality to assist in financing. The current 96 square meter club house was built in 1979. A formidable nine hole course, crossing streams and navigating awkward slopes, the golf course is tucked away from civilisation…
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President of Iceland to visit Húsavík this week
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, will visit Húsavík this Wednesday, October 18. This is his first official visit to Húsavík, but his second visit as President, as he took part in the Explorers Festival in Húsavík last year and presented the main award at the Leif Erikson Exploration Awards. The President will visit local…
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Örlygur Hnefill elected president of Town Council
Museum director and hotelier Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson was elected President of Norðurþing town council at the council’s meeting today. Örlygur has served on the town council from May 2014. He served as chair of the Harbor Committee from 2015 to 2016 and as chairman of the Recycling and Waste Management Cooperative from 2014 to 2016.…