Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Council eyes private partnership for housing development 10-acre parcel available on north end of Miners Lake Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – The city council here is moving forward with a potential private-public partnership to develop a housing project on Miners Lake. Council members liked what they heard last week from a pair of developers who said they are exploring the possibility of building a clustered mix of single-family homes, townhouses, loft and villa dwellings on a 10-acre parcel along the northeast shore of the lake.