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Ely library set to reopen with limited hours
Annual report shows drop in usage during COVID precautions Posted
Keith Vandervort
ELY – After more than a year of being closed to the public because of COVID-19, the Ely Public Library is set to reopen next month on a limited basis.
Library Director Rachel Heinrich described the “express browsing model” to city council members last week, as the initial re-opening plan for the library that is set to be implemented on Saturday, May 24.
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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.
A city councilor and a former mayor have moved onto an August mayoral special election in Ely.
Councilor Heidi Omerza finished atop a crowded primary field Tuesday with 203 votes, followed by former mayor Roger Skraba (146). The two candidates advanced to the Aug. 10 special election, which became necessary after Erik Urbas declined the job citing health reasons after the 2020 General Election.
Omerza won her council seat in 2014 before losing in the DFL House Seat 03A special primary to current state Rep. Rob Ecklund and then winning her reelection to the council in 2018.
Skraba was a council member for seven years in the 1990s, before serving as mayor in the mid-2000s. He lost the mayoral seat to Chuck Novak in 2004, returned to defeat him in 2006 and won reelection in 2008, before losing to Ross Petersen in 2012.
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Absentee voting starts next week for Ely primary Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:58 pm
ELY – A recording of the Ely mayoral candidate forum held this week at City Hall can be viewed on YouTube (search for Ely Mayoral Candidate Forum 2021). The event was co-hosted by The Ely Rotary Club and the American Association of University Women-Ely Branch.
The event was held after the Timberjay’s deadline this week. Read a summary of the comments by the six candidates in the Feb. 26 issue of the Timberjay.