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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 […]

May 14th, 2026 | Category: a Birding, A diversity, A Ely Public Hearings misc, A Heritage Preservation Commission HPC, A Lake Shagawa, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Ojibwe, A Ordinances - Nature Open Spaces Rec, A Ordinances - Noise misc, A Ordinances - Zoning & Coding misc, A Park & Rec comments misc, A Park & Rec recording, A Sandy Point, A Tourism, A Trailhead Building, A Visions & Comp Plan, aa city attorney | Leave a comment

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’ […]

May 4th, 2026 | Category: A City Council comments misc, A City Council documents, A Comprehensive Plan, A Comprehesive Plan Steering, A Council Study Sessions, A GreenTeam, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Ely Economic Development Authority (EEDA) | Leave a comment

YouTube 4/15/26 P&Z Private Beach Club Permit

This post is the recording of the actual Planning and Zoning meeting on April 15, 2026 discussing the KK & PI, LLC’s request to excavate their property to build a PRIVATE BEACH CLUB on 755 N Pioneer Road, Ely, MN. The property is on Sandy Point on Lake Shagawa. For background details, go to […]

April 16th, 2026 | Category: a Birding, A diversity, A housing, A Lake Shagawa, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Ojibwe, A Ordinances - Zoning & Coding misc, a permits, A Planning & Zoning comments misc, A Planning & Zoning recording, A Sandy Point, AA Citizen input, aa city attorney | Leave a comment

Public Hearing – Ordinances for Miners Drive

Tuesday, 5:15 pm, Ely Council Chambers

Scroll down to read Ordinances 397, 398, and 399. Copies of the 1st Reading are available at https://www.ely.mn.us/ordinances. Copies for the 2nd final reading are available via the April 7th Council packet at https://www.ely.mn.us/council-meetings

At the April 7th Ely Council meeting, the public will not be […]

April 6th, 2026 | Category: A City Visision, A Ely Public Hearings misc, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Miners Lake, A Old Train Depot site, A Ordinances, A Ordinances - Nature Open Spaces Rec, A Ordinances - Zoning & Coding misc, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Ely Economic Development Authority (EEDA) | Leave a comment

How money is spent – Council mtg April 7 2026

Tuesday, 5:30 pm — Public Hearing about Miner’s Drive starts at 5:15 pm

There are so many interesting action items in the 4-page Council agenda AND in the minutes from City government groups that met recently. We’re highlighting only a few items from the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, Budget meeting, Ely Economic Development […]

April 6th, 2026 | Category: A Airport, A Budget, A Chamber of Commerce, A City Council comments misc, A City Council documents, A City Visision, A Comprehensive Plan, A Comprehesive Plan Steering, A Ely Public Hearings misc, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Miners Lake, A Old Train Depot site, A Ordinances, A Ordinances - Zoning & Coding misc, A Planning & Zoning documents, A Police (Ely Police and SLC Sheriff), A seniors, A Steering Committee for Comp Plan, A Trailhead Building, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Ely Economic Development Authority (EEDA) | Leave a comment

Is Ely now zooming mtgs? Where is the notice?

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?

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March 24th, 2026 | Category: A accessibility, A City Visision, A Commissions Boards Committees misc, A Comprehensive Plan, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Open Meeting laws, A Planning & Zoning documents, A Steering Committee for Comp Plan, A Visions & Comp Plan | Leave a comment

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. […]

December 2nd, 2025 | Category: A City Council comments misc, A City Visision, A Comprehensive Plan, A diversity, A Ely Public Hearings misc, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Planning & Zoning documents, A Steering Committee for Comp Plan, A Taxes, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Citizen input, AA dog park, DEI | Leave a comment

P&Z – erosion of process, disclosure and community

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.

November 19th, 2025 | Category: A City Visision, A Commissions Boards Committees misc, A Comprehensive Plan, A GreenTeam, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Planning & Zoning comments misc, A Tourism, A Trails, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Citizen input | Leave a comment

Miners Drive – PZ erosion of process, disclosure & community

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 […]

November 19th, 2025 | Category: A City Visision, A Comprehensive Plan, A Ely Public Hearings misc, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Miners Lake, A Ordinances - Zoning & Coding misc, A Planning & Zoning comments misc, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA Citizen input | Leave a comment

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 […]

November 19th, 2024 | Category: A City Council comments misc, A Land Use & Comp Plan, A Miners Lake, A Park & Rec recording, A Trails, A Visions & Comp Plan, AA dog park, AA fees charges invoices payments | Leave a comment
 
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