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At 1:30 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the City of Ely is zooming a Landform Comprehensive Review Plan Proposal meeting. This might be the first time any City meeting has been zoomed? This is indeed progress towards transparency, but was proper and/or adequate notice used to inform the public about an open meeting? […] On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 the Ely Planning & Zoning Commission will hold 3 meetings, 2 of which reflect the continuing erosion of democratic citizen-based process, full and fair disclosure and full inclusion of the whole community. This post addresses Planning & Zoning Commission meeting that will start at 6 pm.
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 the Ely Planning & Zoning Commission will hold 3 meetings, 2 of which reflect the continuing erosion of democratic citizen-based process, full and fair disclosure and full inclusion of the whole community. This post addresses the BOA hearing for rezoning 900 E. Miners Drive from Puclic (P1) to […] What a way to set the tone for Ely’s Comprehensive Plan! Tonight, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 the Mayor of Ely signaled to the citizens how valued (NOT!) their input is when it comes to the direction of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Two citizens requested to appear before Council voted on Planning & Zoning’s […] Tonight 4 Commissioners are present, 3 absent Regular scheduled P&Z meeting. 3 Commissioners were absent who tend to have different questions and comments about process, impact, and wording. Lots of major items on the agenda tonight. Huge amount of information to digest in the packet. Unfortunately, P&Z packets are not posted online for public […] Regular scheduled Planning & Zoning Commission meeting held in Ely, MN on September 18th, 2024. Scroll down for link to video recording. Request to Appear: Park & Rec Board Chair Morgan Sauls & Council Rep Adam Bisbee requested Planning & Zoning consider using City-owned and designated open space parcels as simple parks or green […] Regular meeting held at the Ely Recreation Center (ERC) on Main Street instead of Council Chambers. Park & Recreation Board meetings are not usually recorded by the City. There are 3 video clips of this meeting posted by Citizens for Transparency, because there were 2 outdoor “field trips” that were not recorded. Tonight […] Certainly, there are many ignored and forgotten paragraphs in Ely’s Land Use and Comprehensive Plan. One can debate whether this has been intentional or not. Who is served — or not served — when these paragraphs are ignored and forgotten? Follow the money. Who suffers? Who profits?
Find the 2016 Ely […] Back in the 1970s, the Minnesota Legislature enacted a law, Minn. Statutes, Chapter 116B, the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act, which is still on the books, that states that “each person is entitled by right to the protection, preservation, and enhancement of air, water, land, and other natural resources located within the state…” […] |
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Noise, Lodging Tax, Demographics, Dog Park – revised
City Council meeting – Dec 2, 2025
The heading of this post now says “revised,” because additional paragraphs and documents were included after its original posting. People word search this website www.elyminnesota.com/blog/ to find information on specific topics. For example, the Ely Dog Park. Additional items were added last minute to the Council agenda. […]