Better town for us all

The Samfylkingin and óháðir party in Seltjarnarnes is comprised of people of all ages, of varied backgrounds and levels of experience, united around making our town an even better place to live. We want work towards improving all levels of services to meet the demands of inhabitants of Seltjarnarnes. Furthermore, we want to accomplish this while keeping the town funds balanced. The guiding light for all our efforts are equal opportunity, the welfare of inhabitants and protection of nature.

The future should be about improving services to the citizens of Seltjarnarnes, not about lowering taxes or cutting down service levels.

The main issues we are focusing for the coming elections are better town for our children, to build a better, vibrant town center and build a better town for our older inhabitants. Below we have outlined our position on most of the issues.

Better town for our children

We want to build a town that increases the overall welfare of children of all ages. An important step there is to make sure the schools have the facilities they need and that the school grounds support the needs of our youngest inhabitants. We believe in taking steps to create an atmosphere where the children and employees feel happy and content.

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Our position summarised:

Build a new kindergarten based on the winning proposal Andrúm
Improve the school grounds at Grunnskóli Seltjarnarnes, build an outdoor class room and add a facility to house bikes and scooters.
Increase the sports- and recreational grant from 50.000 to 75.000 for children aged 5 years and older
Finish the work on a new educational directive where the child is at the center and the systems work together to adapt to the needs of our children
Improve school services and professional services to students and teachers, practice finding and applying resolutions to any special needs earlier
Make sure our kids have access to a great, modern school system and improve equipment available to teachers
Further improve the youth center and Grótta sports club
Establish an e-sport club in collaboration with Selið and Grótta
Establish a grant for young artists to explore their talents

Better, vibrant town center

We want to build a new green and vibrant town center for Seltjarnarnes, where streets, nature and buildings all function together to support culture, people and business.

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Our position summarised:

Build a green and vibrant town center that supports cultural activities and businesses in the area. Reorganise the area to build up new housing for businesses and citizens along Nesvegur
Build apartments that are suitable for first-time buyers, families as well as older inhabitants wanting to downsize their housing
Improve and clean up public areas, walking paths and playgrounds in Seltjarnarnes
Adding a stop for one of the core lines of buses from Strætó. They run faster and stop less often and are great prerequisite for Borgarlínan
Add a bike path along Nesvegur that is funded by the Capitol area transportation convention
Improve the safety of people walking and biking as well as lower the speed limits across Seltjarnarnes

Better town for older inhabitants

We want to map out, in collaboration with the council of elders and fellowship of elderly inhabitants of Seltjarnarnes, all access points of municipality services for older inhabitants with the aim to improve those access points. Our goal is to support programs for older inhabitants that prevent or reduce social isolation and add to the selection of social- and recreational programs already on offer.

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Our position summarised:

Create a unified policy around service to older inhabitants in collaboration with the council of elders and the fellowship of elderly inhabitants of Seltjarnarnes
Build apartments in the town center that are suitable for older inhabitants wanting to downsize their housing options
Improve the quality of service and support to older inhabitants in their own homes. Older inhabitants must feel safe and have trust in the services offered by the municipality
Improve the social- and recreational programs on offer and make sure they appeal to a wide variety of people and interests
Continue support for programs that increase the physical welfare of older inhabitants, for example through the Janus project and through Grótta
Improve collaboration with the council of elders and the fellowship of elderly inhabitants of Seltjarnarnes

Responsibility and professionalism in operations and management

Responsibility on a municipality level means that social- and environmental factors are equally as important as financial factors when determining what projects get funded to ensure our future happiness and quality of life.

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Our position summarised:

Responsible management of municipality funds
Green, value-adding investments
Five year plan around projects and prioritised allocation of funds
Record all conflicts of interests for town council members online
New municipality website along with citizen intranet in Icelandic and English
Implement a system that can inform inhabitants on the status of cases as well as the process of decision making
Publish data and reports that are presented for committees and councils and are not bound by non-disclosure
Broad cooperation with inhabitants in various forms
Reopen and improve the collaborative citizen project Nesið okkar

Welfare and activity

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Social services: We want to emphasise that all welfare services in Seltjarnarnes should be people focused rather than system focused. We want to create a society of equal opportunity.

Our position summarised:

Increase social service housing in a new town center
Improve case handling with a new intranet and cross-functional approach to cases
Establish a cross-functional, professional support network for individuals at work and at home
Integrate services for children and parents in one place
Start preparing future expansion of housing projects for people with disabilities

Culture: We want Seltjarnarnes to be a place that inspires through interaction the municipality services as well as through culture and art

Our position summarised:

Establish a clear protocol for distributing funds to the arts
Further establish the role of the public library in Seltjarnarnes as a center of culture and expand its role to be a all encompassing society center
Improve programs that support cultural diversity with emphasis on language and social integration
Finish renovations on the town's societal hall (Félagsheimilið) and make it available for social- and cultural events for inhabitants of all ages

Green and friendly town

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The environment first: We want to reduce emission of greenhouse gasses. We want to agree to the terms of preservation of Grótta and the surrounding areas as well as initiate further preservations projects

Our position summarised:

Agree to the terms of preservation of Grótta and surrounding areas
Initiate further preservation projects for the west areas of Seltjarnarnes
Add nice looking disposal depots in town and increase inhabitant's ability to properly sort trash near their homes
Establish or improve green transportation by
- Add a bike path along Nesvegur
- Add charging stations for electric vehicles
- Improving walking paths and walker safety
- Get a new main bus route into town
- Add bike storage facilities outside municipality offices
Increase environmental consciousness at all school levels
Reduce wind and increase the binding of carbon-monoxide by planting more trees

Tourism and travel: We want to increase self-sufficient tourism and start work on a plan for Seltjarnarnes as a main tourism destination

Our position summarised:

Create a plan for Seltjarnarnes as a tourism destination detailing the needed investments
Seek funding from Framkvæmdasjóður ferðamannastaða
Organise how the area around Grótta should be utilised with emphasis on preserving nature and cultural artifacts
Add walking paths connect together services and unique nature in Framnes and Snoppa
Add bike paths along the coastline to separate walking and biking traffic
Secure preservation of land while migrating birds are laying on their eggs
Limit the flight of drones while migrating birds are laying on their eggs