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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.

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 […]

City Council Mtg Feb 6 2024 – Wolf Center & Lodging Tax

Regular Ely City Council meeting held on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Highlights:

Time marker 3:10 – 18:10 International Wolf Center presentation by Grant Spickelmier and Krista Woerheide. Highlighted projects and education events in 2023. They wanted City of Ely to support their 2024 funding requests from the State for $2,150,000.

Time marker 15:00 – […]

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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