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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 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 […]

Flashback to City Council mtgs Dec 5, 2023

This was originally presented as a “page” instead of a “post” on our website back in 2023 when Citizens for Transparency first set up this website. Concerns addressed then about notices for open seats on commissions and ethics still exist.

This is a snapshot. Scroll down for working links. This is a snapshot. […]

City Council 04/21/26 – Drafts – $$ – 4 day sch wk

To see full agenda and Council 108-page packet posted on City website, go to https://www.ely.mn.us/council-meetings . If you want to comment on something before Council discusses or votes, it is too late. You can still request to appear during Open Forum at the end of the meeting. Check the Council Meetings website just […]

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 […]

Shagawa beach club planned = Nothing for birds

755 North Pioneer Road on Shagawa Lake

Planning & Zoning Commission meeting on Wed, April 15, 2026 – 5:30 pm

Flash! In response to this post, we were told Sandy Point used to be a sacred indigenous annual gathering site. They said this area should be designated and protected as a natural site […]

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 […]

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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