Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 18th, 2012
The most unkind contrast is that some people’s communities are more valuable than others, and perhaps most offensive, is that one’s future can be dictated by another.
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Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 11th, 2012
Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: October 11th, 2012 Wahpeton Daily News Republished with permission from: Author: Scott Hendrickson, Chairman, MNDAK Upstream Coalition Last week the Fargo Diversion Authority publicly floated the idea of a 9 to 17 foot ring dike for Oxbow/Hickson/Bakke. I believe this issue was rolled out by Fargo leaders for […]
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties October 4th, 2012
The Corps of Engineers rationalizes that 31 lives lost is is an acceptable loss of life for the benefit of 2,700 structures that built in the flood plain.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 27th, 2012
Richland and Wilkin Joint Powers Authority say NO to Fargo’s economic “dead zone” in what was, prior to this project, a vibrant, rural economic growth area.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 20th, 2012
Commissioner Vanyo, chairman of the FM Diversion Authority, is driving hard to eliminate 25 percent of the Kindred School’s tax base – permanently.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 13th, 2012
So why does Fargo insist on a Dam and 54,000 acre reservoir? Fargo leaders want flood protection that will promote Fargo’s future growth at the expense of their neighbors.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 6th, 2012
I have a “Stop the Fargo Dam” sticker on the back of my car. The other night I was loading my vehicle, when a couple of 30-somethings walked by discussing my sticker. The first commented he hadn’t heard of a Fargo dam. The second said there really wasn’t a dam, it was just confusion over the diversion project.
Continue ReadingOxbow, ND Unanimous in Opposition to Dam Joins JPA Challenge
The Oxbow City Council reaffirms its strong opposition to the dam and water storage reservoir and expresses its strong support for the objectives and purposes of the Richland/Wilkin Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”), and pledges its pro-active participation and financial commitment to the JPA.
Continue ReadingFargo’s Idea of Protection
Fargo’s greatest threat is not the Richland Wilkin JPA. It’s Fargo and Cass County leaders, the Diversion Authority and the Corps driving future development, into a natural flood plain buffer, for an elite group of land developers.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 30th, 2012
From 2007 to the end of 2008, the average American household lost 25 percent of its net worth. The housing market collapsed and real estate values declined by an average of 30 percent. Although factors that brought about the Great Recession are often debated, there is no question about the cause of the south valley’s economic tragedy: the election by Fargo’s leaders to shift the FM diversion four miles south, build a dam and flood 54,000 acres.
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