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Filing Update for Ely Mayor & City Council

MN Secretary of State information posted at 6:37 pm, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. This might not be a complete list, as filings are not always immediately posted.

From https://candidates.sos.mn.gov/ BREAKING NEWS: The reason why you are not seeing updates to the Sec of State’s website is the City of Ely and other cities and […]

2 BOA’s May 20 – Sandy Point and Sheridan/Camp

The excavation/land alteration and conditional use permit (CUP) Public Hearing scheduled for 5:00 pm is the most upsetting when you read the two (2) letters submitted against it. Please scroll down to read about the 2nd BOA scheduled at 5:15 pm. It will impact downtown Ely.

The posted documents for the KK & PI, […]

Start Filing to Run for Local City-School-County

Local elections are just as important as state and national elections. There are many reasons why local elections get less publicity and promotion or education by local governments.

Check back here later for more information about our local 2026 elections for Ely and surrounding communities. For updates on filing, check

What’s the filing […]

What’s the purview of Park & Rec – May 13 2026

May 13, 2026 meeting agenda & package are normally available via https://www.ely.mn.us/government or https://www.ely.mn.us/parkrecmeetings. Scroll to the bottom for the YouTube recording of this meeting.

From https://www.ely.mn.us/parkrecmeetings page 63 in May 13th Park & Rec meeting packet https://www.ely.mn.us/parkrecmeetings

If you compare the board members’ backgrounds, skills, knowledge and employment with those on […]

City Council May 5, 2026 – Comp Plan & EEDA

Our main focus = Comp Plan Steering Committee & Ely Economic Development Authority

Here’s the 3-page agenda from 91-page Council packet. Find the packet and last minute changes & additions for at https://www.ely.mn.us/council-meetings or at https://www.ely.mn.us/government. Last minute items might not be posted, so check on the table right inside the Council Chambers’ […]

Flashback Council P&Z Study Session 11/28/23

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of an individual “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then still exist.

Note: Further below we have inserted the complete text typed in 2023 that accompanied the YouTube recording of the meeting […]

Flashback Council mtg Nov 21, 2023 – Tourism

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of a “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then still exist.

Note: Further below we have inserted the complete text typed in 2023 that accompanied the YouTube recording and the agenda. These […]

Flashback to Park & Rec mt Nov 20, 2023 Bill Tefft

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of an individual “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then still exist.

Note: We have inserted the complete text typed in 2023 that accompanied theYouTube recording of the meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo5rZ1nC0qg . This text was […]

Flashback to P&Z mtg Nov 15, 2023

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of an individual “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then still exist.

Awareness Tools

Citizens for transparency have started recording City Council and Commission meetings. We are using the first recordings as benchmarks, […]

Flashback to Open Hearing Nov 15, 2023

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of an individual “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then still exist.

This was originally presented on a “page” instead of an individual “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens […]