Family, wellbeing and a more fun Reykjanesbær

Bein leið is going to:

• Make Reykjanesbær a more fun community for people of all ages and origin.

• Reach the mandatory debt benchmarks by the year 2022.

• Increase the incentive payments to 50 thousand krónur for children’s recognized sports, leisure and artwork.

• Stand against further heavy industry polluting.

• Conduct an independent analysis of the synergistic effect of pollution sources in Reykjanesbær.

• Hire a primary prevention specialist.

• Lower property taxes.

• Work towards shortening the workweek.

• Offer kindergarten/pre-school for children from 18 months old.

• Continue to build and support a professional after-school leisure program.

• Support the freedom and independence of teachers in elementary schools by calling for a shift in education practices. Offer more diverse education methods for children - not everyone fits into the same box.

• Enable children to practice their sports during school hours, like the students of the Music school do.

• train  during school hours, same way as music training is conducted now.  

• Introduce children to music and instruments from early on, in pre-schools.

• Hire an event manager for town events.

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We are proud of:

• Our work in completely reorganizing the town’s finances.

• Our responsible fiscal policy.

• Providing free study materials for all children in elementary schools.

• Sibling discounts through all school-stages.

• An 180% increase in incentive payments for children’s recognized sports, leisure and artwork.

• Increased psychological support for children and young adults.

• Hiring a multicultural specialist.

• Hiring a professional mayor outside the political party system.

• A new educational policy that was adopted and developed in cooperation with all interested residents of Reykjanesbær.

• Supporting all uneducated pre-school employees who study Early Childhood Education at University.

• Enlarging Háaleitisskóli, offering education from 1st to 10th grade.

• Introducing vocational education as a part of the town-provided summer-jobs for teens.

• Our part in increased road safety on Reykjanesbrautin, with new roundabouts.

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​A more fun Reykjanesbær

We want:

• To make the Sundmiðstöð/swimming pool building in Keflavík into an adventure world for children and their parents. Unused rooms in the building will become creative play-spaces for children where they can play freely with open-ended material and toys that foster creativity and physical activity. The Adventure World is a community centre where parents and children can spend quality time together.

• Establish a Culture Centre in the area of Fishershús where several houses will be built. They will house a Multicultural Centre, the library, art-centers and a coffeehouse. In the middle there will be a lively square for pedestrians with trees and benches where everyone can enjoy sunny days.

• Make the downtown area more beautiful by encouraging house owners of Hafnargata to paint their houses in colorful colors. A more colorful downtown would improve the appearance of the area and attract more tourists.

• Invite artists to paint and make art on big empty walls in the town.

• Build an outdoor recreational area above the Holt-neighborhood where the painted water tank is, similar to Kjarnarskógur in Akureyri. There will be trails for bikers and pedestrians, a picnic area, a playground for children with a climbing area, rope swings and balance logs.

• Establish a Neighborhood-Fund. Neighborhood organizations could apply for grants to organize events such as a street BBQ, outdoor concerts, open-air markets and more.

• Hire an event planner who would in cooperation with neighborhood organizations, NGOs, companies, sportsclubs and other institutions - offer a range of diverse events to strengthen the sense of community.