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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. […]

Checks please – City Council mtg Nov 18 2025

Attached is the agenda for the November 18th Ely City Council meeting which starts at 5:30 pm in City Hall.  Check the city website again for last minute updates even though they might not be posted until after the meeting.  The additions are usually placed on the table inside Council Chambers. 

If […]

Wrong message to citizens about their input value

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 […]

Ely Library – federal cuts

Will we get details at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 15 ?

Read the April 2nd minutes from the Library Board, page 10, in the posted City Council packet. https://www.ely.mn.us/council-meetings

If the Library Director Rachel Heinrich doesn’t explain the cuts in more detail, the Mayor Heidi Omerza should, as she attended the […]

14 City Owned Parcels Rezoned – for Sale?

Public Hearing – Nobody spoke- Who knew what to say or ask?

Nobody showed up to speak at the Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 regarding Ordinance 380. Perfunctory public notices were posted in 3 separate places on the Ely City website (separate notice on City Meetings, City Calendar with link, and Public […]

City Council Dec 17 2024

Last regular scheduled Ely, MN City Council meeting for 2024 was held on Dec 17, 2024. Check City website at https://www.ely.mn.us/2024-meetings for agenda+Council packet (181 pages) and additions posted today (15 pages). Scroll to the bottom for the YouTube video.

FM Note: The actual meeting started at 1:28 into the video clip. The […]

City Council Nov 19 2024

Reflection and informed decisions

This is a regular scheduled City Council meeting. Notice the red items listed on the 3-page revised agenda that was given to Council shortly before the meeting started tonight. One of the major problems about adding and posting items after the recommended 3-business-day notification prior to the meeting is […]

Park & Rec Nov 18 2024 mtg

Another jam-packed 2-hour meeting of the Ely Park and Recreation Board meeting. So many exciting projects and discussions – as usual. Not everything will be addressed here in this post. This is a quick draft of what happened, this draft needs to be reviewed and additional info added. Time is important, so the […]

City Council Nov 12 – not welcome

2 major surprising events tonight! Both the Mayor Heidi Omerza and the whole City Council voiced/voted against Green issues and figuratively put Park and Recreation Board at the bottom of commission(er) rankings.

First of all, 30 minutes into the meeting (YouTube clip), Mayor Hedi Omerza publicly chastised Council Member Adam Bisbee and the Park […]

City Council Oct 15 2024 meeting

Regular scheduled City Council meeting held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Agenda and Council packet are available on www.ely.mn.us/2024-meetings. Scroll down for YouTube video.

Once again, last minute additions were posted online, not giving public or Council Members time to review and research new items. Informing the public in a timely manner is […]