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  1. Decision

    Strand municipal council adopts detailed zoning plan for Kvednanesvegen 58 – 3-week appeal deadline

    • On 30 September 2026 the municipal council in Strand adopted a zoning plan for Kvednanesvegen 58. The plan number is 202303. It is announced under Planning and Building Act § 12-12.
    • The plan includes a map, provisions, a plan description and a risk and vulnerability analysis. The case presentation and meeting minutes are attached.
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  2. Report

    Strand municipality's first joint education quality report: good lower-secondary results, but concern over bullying and weak primary-school results

    • For the first time, Strand municipality has made one joint report on kindergartens, schools and the PPT (the educational psychology service). It should help politicians make good decisions.
    • There are enough kindergarten places for everyone with a legal right to one. The municipality is considering the future of Jørpeland and Førland kindergartens, and a political case will come in 2026.
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  3. Public consultation

    Strand municipality proposes 2027-2028 school calendar with 190 school days and winter break in week 9; consultation deadline 28 November 2026

    • Strand municipality has put its draft school calendar for 2027-2028 out for public comment. It is a local regulation under the Education Act § 14-1. You can submit input by 28 November 2026.
    • The school year has 190 school days. It starts Thursday 19 August 2027 and ends Wednesday 21 June 2028. All Strandaskolen schools start and finish on the same dates because of school transport.
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  4. News article

    Strand municipality offers flu, covid and pneumococcal vaccination at GP clinics in weeks 47 and 48

    • Everyone aged 65+ and people in risk groups can get free flu and covid vaccines. Those turning 65 in 2026 also get the pneumococcal vaccine (against bacteria that can cause pneumonia, among other things).
    • This year the pneumococcal offer is for people born in 1961. Anyone born in 1960 who didn't get the vaccine last year is also offered it.
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  5. Zoning work starts to make motorhome parking at Preikestolvegen in Strand permanent

    • Strand municipality announces that work is starting on a detailed zoning plan for motorhome and camping parking at Jøssang and Preikestolvegen. This follows Planning and Building Act § 12-8.
    • Øystein Jøssang is behind the project, and the firm Rycon AS is drawing up the plan. The site has run under a dispensation (an exception to the rules) for several years. The plan aims to make it permanent.
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  6. News article

    Strand municipality hires Håkon Høgvoll Norland as new business adviser, starting January 2027

    • Strand municipality has a new adviser for business and community work. His name is Håkon Høgvoll Norland, and he has accepted the job. There were 19 applicants, and 5 were interviewed.
    • He will start in January 2027, at least in principle.
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  7. News article

    Strand municipality hunts for 100-year-old Folkets Hus crockery ahead of cultural centre opening

    • Strand municipality is looking for coffee cups and cutlery from Folkets Hus Jørpeland. They are meant for the new cultural centre, which opens soon. The municipality is missing parts of the set.
    • The crockery was probably bought around 1926 by the Norwegian Iron and Metalworkers' Union, so it is about 100 years old. It was given to the municipality when it took over the building.
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  8. News article

    Strand municipality converts Fagmøblerbygget into a shared hub for Nav, child welfare and psychiatry, ready autumn 2027

    • Strand municipality has started preparing Fagmøblerbygget for new services. Faber Bygg AS is doing the building work. The building should be in use in autumn 2027.
    • Child welfare, PPT (a school psychology service), the family team, NAV and psychiatric services will share one building. About 80 staff from five units will work there.
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  9. Call for applications

    Strand municipality seeks a strategic finance director with a key role alongside elected officials

    • Strand municipality is looking for a director of finance. The person reports to the chief municipal executive and sits on the strategic leadership team.
    • The job helps develop the organisation and work with elected politicians. It sits between day-to-day operations and development, and between management and leadership.
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  10. News article

    32.9% lack trust in Strand's local politicians – council wants more openness and dialogue

    • A new poll shows 32.9% of people in Strand do not trust their local politicians. This led to a debate in the council, with all parties taking part.
    • The politicians agreed they must take the poll seriously. Some said national politics and a few local issues that stirred strong feelings may have affected the answers.
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