On Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Silver Bay Mayor, Wade LeBlanc, attended the signing by Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, for extension of unemployment benefits to the mining workers impacted by the shutdown of Northshore Mining.  Lake County Commissioner, Rick Goutermont, and Lake County Chamber President, Janelle Jones, also attended the signing.  The Mayor had sent letters and testified at the Capitol

Mayor LeBlanc will be at City Hall from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on the following date: February 21st March 20th

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2022 Fall/Winter Newsletter Part I & Part II

Over the past few months the city has been working to understand the community’s needs and vision our economic and development plan for the future. This work has included the city surveys that went out and most recently hosting the Minnesota Design Team May 19-21. The process included presentations that highlighted the communities current organizations and assets, a city tour

A Survey of Silver Bay Residents In preparation for a visit by the Minnesota Design Team in Spring 2022, the City surveyed residents and businesses on a variety of topics.  The link below provides results from a survey that focused on resident opinions concerning the City’s downtown area. https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-NYNPJHGC9/ For more information or to share your opinion, please email david@daviddrown.com.

The City of Silver Bay Economic Development Authority 2022 New Home Grant Program’s purpose is to aggressively promote the construction of new housing units in the City of Silver Bay. Individuals, builders, developers or companies who agree to construct a new home, townhome, condo or apartment unit in the City of Silver Bay in 2022 will receive a cash grant

Each year we try to highlight our accomplishments or key events from the year.  Click here to view our “2021 Year in Review”.

The program provides financial grants to be used towards energy costs for residential heating bills.  Additional funds are available for crisis situations and energy-related repairs. Energy Assistance Program (EAP) Facts: Renters and homeowners are eligible. Assets such as the home are not considered in determining eligibility. Grants range from $300 to $1600, based on household size, income, and fuel cost.

If you purchased a home within the city limits, don’t forget to transfer the city utilities into your name.  There is a Transfer of Service form that will need to be completed.  There is a $25.00 fee to transfer the services.  Make checks payable to City of Silver Bay.  The completed form and payment can be dropped off or mailed