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Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM

Ely council caught in the middle

“We’re hurdling over mouse turds.”

An exasperated Heidi Omerza voiced her frustration Tuesday, as the mayor and the rest of Ely’s city council served as the referee of sorts in a spat between a pair of committees that they oversee.

The city’s new trailhead building, as well as the city-owned building that most recently housed the Ely Chamber of Commerce, served as the backdrop in apparent confusion over the role of the committees, and the authority they do or do not have.

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