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Policy Platform 2026

Employment and Economic Development

Optimize the use of space within the municipal building to accommodate additional office facilities.
Support all forms of economic development and designate more plots for diverse business activities through detailed zoning plans.
Further develop summer employment opportunities for youth in cooperation with local businesses.
Promote job growth in the public sector within the municipality and safeguard existing public-sector jobs.

Harbor Affairs

Follow up on the proposals outlined in the report “Ný framtíðarsýn fyrir Bolungarvíkurhöfn”.
Support diverse activities within the harbor area.
Improve access to electricity within the harbor area.
Increase the number of berths at quays and floating docks, including by refurbishing and extending floating piers in consultation with stakeholders.
Ensure safety within the harbor area, including controlled access to floating docks.
Advocate for increased government funding to the Icelandic Harbor Improvement Fund to accelerate projects within the national transport plan.

Financial Management

Practice responsible financial management with transparency as a guiding principle.
Restrain increases in residential property taxes.
Tender service projects to improve operational efficiency.
Regularly review agreements with associations and organizations.
Utilize opportunities within public funding systems and actively seek financing for municipal projects and development.
Reduce the municipality’s debt ratio without affecting public services.
Develop a concise long-term maintenance plan for municipal assets.
Explore implementation of energy-saving solutions, such as installing heat pumps in municipal buildings.
Seek cooperation with neighboring municipalities on joint procurement for larger projects, such as asphalt paving.

Public Participation and Transparency

Hold regular public meetings to keep residents informed about municipal affairs.
Improve accessibility of information on the municipal website and enhance the informational value of meeting minutes.
Introduce regular service surveys among residents to assess service quality.
Increase informational meetings with elected representatives.

Environmental Affairs

Enhance traffic safety with a dedicated traffic safety plan.
Ensure the municipality sets a strong example in cleanliness and maintenance of green areas, with increased emphasis on vegetation.
Establish annual environmental awards to encourage residents and businesses to help improve the town’s appearance.
Develop a long-term wastewater treatment plan to prevent untreated discharge into the sea.
Prioritize waste management: improve sorting, minimize landfill use, and process organic waste locally.
Increase the number of waste bins in green areas.
Install two neighborhood waste collection stations in urban areas.
Complete the walking path along the small boat harbor and continue along the beach and into Ósvör.
Review the zoning plan at Hóll.
Initiate planning for the next residential neighborhood to ensure future land availability.
Maintain walking paths near the avalanche barriers
Manage invasive vegetation in the municipality.

Welfare

Improve residents’ access to information regarding their rights within social services.
Ensure better accessibility for people with disabilities in municipal institutions.
Complete the sunroom project on the second floor of Hvíta húsið/Berg.
Renew the roofing on Hvíta húsið/Berg.
Develop a policy for senior citizens to enable a longer independent living at home.
Encourage the government to utilize better Sjúkraskýli building in cooperation with the municipality.

Education, Sports, and Youth Work

Culture and Tourism

Administration

Hlutast til um að frekari uppbygging óhagnaðardrifins leiguhúsnæðis eigi sér stað í sveitarfélaginu.
Bæta móttöku nýrra íbúa með skýrum og greinargóðum upplýsingum.
Efla samþættingu fjölmenningarsamfélagsins.
Vinna markvisst að auknu raforkuöryggi á Vestfjörðum.
Ýta á þjónustufyrirtæki að bæta farsímasamband í sveitarfélaginu.
Bæta aðstöðu fyrir slökkviliðið með endurnýjun tækjakosts og búnaðar
Þrýsta á Vegagerðina að vinna að úrbótum á bæði Syðridalsvegi og Skálavíkurvegi með það að markmiði að lagt verði bundið slitlag á vegina.
Tryggja að allt neysluvatn komi úr borholum og hætt verði að nota yfirborðsvatn.

Ábyrg fjármálastjórnun með gegnsæi að leiðarljósi.
Halda aftur af hækkunum á fasteignaskatti á íbúðarhúsnæði.
Bjóða út þjónustuverkefni til að auka hagkvæmni í rekstri.
Endurskoða reglulega samninga við félagasamtök.
Nýta möguleika í opinberu sjóðakerfi og vera virk að sækja fjármagn til verkefna og uppbyggingar í sveitarfélaginu.
Lækka skuldahlutfall sveitarfélagsins án þess að hafa áhrif á þjónustu við íbúa.
Útbúa hnitmiðaða langtímaáætlun um viðhald eigna bæjarins.
Athuga möguleikann á innleiðingu orkusparandi lausna eins og t.d. uppsetningu varmadæla við stofnanir sveitarfélagsins.
Leita eftir samstarfi við nærliggjandi sveitarfélög varðandi sameiginleg útboð um framkvæmd stærri verkefna eins og malbikunar.

Residents of Bolungarvík

Þetta er enginn loforðalisti

Þetta eru hugmyndir MMM um það hvernig bæta megi lífskjör íbúa, auka ánægju þeirra og samheldni, styrkja atvinnulíf og tryggja gegnsæi í stjórnsýslunni. Hugmyndirnar kvikna með samtali og samvinnu frambjóðenda og íbúa. Með auknum samræðum við íbúa eru mun meiri líkur á því að hámarksárangur náist í verkefnum sveitarfélagsins.