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North Dakota Century Code: (CCJWRD) A district may not include or utilize any reference to quick take eminent domain during negotiations to acquire the necessary easement for a right of way. Not only did land agent Lisa Kilde direct the Sauvageau’s to the quick take timeline in her letter and offer to purchase of February 1, 2021, she repeated the direction in every email she sent.
Continue ReadingBear in mind, the FM Diversion Policy Leadership talks that recently concluded should have taken place before the first shovel of dirt was turned for any aspect of the ill-fated project.
Continue ReadingThe Governors Task Force was intended to explore potential alternatives and compromise rather than Fargo’s attempt to re-litigate the project that received a Prelimary Injunction.
Continue ReadingSince the Diversion Authority declined to consider a more modest project alternative, the only options included for consideration in the permit application were the “No Action” and “No Action with Emergency Measures” alternatives. This left the DNR with two choices: 1) permit the project or 2) deny the project.
Continue Reading“…it’s important to not go against market forces…”
Continue ReadingIt is simply not true that managers of the Buffalo Red Watershed District have an obligation to support or implement this plan. In fact, it is completely improper for a Minnesota governmental entity to be moving forward with this plan, because the Minnesota environmental review has not yet been concluded, and necessary permits have not been issued.
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota legislators were wise to strip House Bill 1415 of guaranteed new state money for flood control in Fargo. It puts the onus back on Fargo to prioritize work on internal Fargo flood projects, rather than spending state monies at will on whims that do not provide direct flood benefit to Fargo residents.
Continue ReadingThe Fargo Diversion Authority is nothing more than the “illusion” of credibility with a propensity to spend money on flood control for future growth rather than the residents that are paying for protection in the here and now.
Continue ReadingProject opponents care more about protecting the city of Fargo than the Fargo Diversion Authority and Fargo city leaders.
Continue ReadingMinnesota Representative Jay McNamar (DFL) speaks out against the Fargo Diversion Authority moving ahead in their own self-interest without knowing possible negative impacts to Minnesota which only prioritizes property owners on the North Dakota side of the river.
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