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Grindavík Wants a Way Home

Families who left Grindavík during volcanic unrest can buy back their homes under a new plan. The town council says residents would carry too much risk.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 13

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The Grindavík Town Council declared on November 12 that it had lost confidence in the way Þórkatla, a state-owned property company, had handled its plan to sell homes back to displaced residents in southwestern Iceland. The council called for the company to revise the terms with residents. The same day, Þórkatla postponed…

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