"Full consensus that we are going too far"
The meeting was crowded. Photo/Sent to mbl.is
About 300 people gathered at a meeting to discuss the plans for the densification of settlements in Grafarvogur and the proposed Sundabraut Road. Residents are not happy with the proposed development.
"There was full consensus that these plans are going too far," said Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, who held the meeting together with Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir, member of parliament and chairman of the Economic and Trade Committee.
Brynjar Níelsson was the moderator.
Many spoke up and expressed their displeasure with the city's policies regarding Grafarvogur. Photo/Sent to mbl.is
Big changes await the people of Grafarvogur in the coming seasons, but the construction of a settlement of 15,000 people in Keldnaland, a dense settlement in Grafarvogur, and the development of Sundabraut Road are also on the cards.
Express great concern and displeasure
"People are very unhappy with the city's plan when it comes to the densification that is going into these green areas that people have always used as outdoor recreation areas," Þórðarson says.
"Everyone who spoke expressed a great deal of concern and dissatisfaction with the progress of the parties in the majority of the city council."
Þórðarson says that it is much more feasible to build Sundagöng tunnel rather than Sundabraut Road. Photo/Sent to mbl.is
Þórðarson says that it is much more feasible to build the Sundagöng tunnel rather than the Sundabraut Road, and says that he has presented the idea to the residents and received a good response.
"We need to get this transportation improvement, but this must not lead to splitting Grafarvogur in two with a freeway. It is something that would degrade the quality of life of the residents very much."
The issues of Reykjavík is also an election issues
Þórðarson himself is a resident of Grafarvogur, and when asked if the issue is particularly close to him because of this, he says that the issue of Reykjavík in general is close to him. Reykvík issues are also election issues.
"Of course, I know the neighborhood very well, but even though I am a minister, I have had opinions and interventions not only here in Grafarvogur, but also in Skerjafjörður, Elliðárdalur and Laugardalur, where green areas and untouched coastlines are also being seized."
Another residents' meeting will take place next Tuesday, when the mayor, city councilors, and candidates for Parliament in the Reykjavík constituency north will be invited to the meeting.
