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Park & Rec Aug 19 2024 mtg

Regular Park & Recreation Board meeting held on August 19, 2024 in Ely, MN. Scroll to bottom for video clip. Approximately 50 minutes into the meeting there was no longer a quorum.

Planning Administrator Scott Kochendorfer will now be attending the Park & Rec meetings.

1:49 – 13:02 minutes into the clip: Discussion about […]

Ignored & Forgotten Paragraphs

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 […]

Reviewing Ely City Visions & Plans

Disclosure: This post is heavily skewed towards human/City actions to (not) actively protect nature, wildlife and their habitats. Wildlife and Nature have their own value beyond human entertainment. For definitions and explanations of anthropocentrism, see Science Digest, TreeHugger, your dictionaries and other favorite research links.

Reviewing and revising city vision statements and […]

Park & Rec Board mtg April 15 2024

Regular scheduled Park & Recreation Board meeting held on April 15, 2024, in City Hall, Ely. Note: the May 20th meeting will be held in Whiteside Park. Board Member Todd Crego filmed the meeting tonight but there is no known public broadcast date. Park & Rec couldn’t take actions or vote until they […]

Park & Rec mtg March 18 2024

Regular scheduled Park & Recreation meeting held March 18, 2024 in Ely, MN. Tonight was a citizen-focused meeting with frequent interaction of all Commissioners with presenters and Harold Langowski. Highlights with time markers:

2:50 Mary Mills and Nancy Hernesmaa requested the City paint or tape pickleball lines on floor in the Ely Rec Center. […]

Recording City Council mtg Jan 2 2045

Time markings and topics below are not always chronological.

Ely, MN City Council meeting – first regular scheduled meeting meeting for 2024. .Agendas & packets for 2024 Council meetings — https://www.ely.mn.us/2024-meetings2023 Council meeting agendas & packets – https://www.ely.mn.us/2023-meetings

49:25 Changes for dog licenses: forms for lifetime and annual dog licenses are now available […]

Recording Park & Rec mtg Dec 18 2023

Time marker 30:35 – 49:00: Discussion on P1, P2 and O Zones. P1 and P2 = public uses (plural).

O = open, no designation, nobody managing, can be re-zoned, not protected as natural area.

31:00+ mins and again 36:50+ mins Bill Teft speaks about zoning. He will come back with more specific research. 

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Recording Park & Rec Mtg Nov 20 2023

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo5rZ1nC0qg

This benchmark recording of Ely’s Park & Recreation Commission meeting on November 20, 2023 is a multi-purpose educational tool. It is an accessible window into Ely’s Park & Rec discussions, work and contributions to our community. Ely is The Gateway into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).

Is the Commission […]