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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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] Two agenda items were approved too quickly tonight: A hotel development agreement (yellow highlights) and the first reading of Miners Lake ordinance change (blue highlights). City Hall is pushing for actions, ordinances & developments BEFORE a new Council is seated in 2025. Artificial emergencies and “easiest ways” will be promoted. Stay vigilant! […] Regular Ely, MN City Council meeting held on September 3, 2024. Agenda and Council packet available on City website https://www.ely.mn.us/2024-meetings. Scroll down for link to YouTube. Recording started late with end of Mayor’s Report. No Consent Agenda items. No Requests to Appear. Highlights and time markers: 0:45 seconds into YouTube – Planning & Zoning […] |
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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 […]