Wahpeton Breckenridge Daily News

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties November 21st, 2013

November 21, 2013June 15, 2014adminLeave a Comment

Rep. Kevin Cramer, speaking on a local radio station, recently observed that “winning doesn’t mean someone has to lose.” Can Fargo have permanent flood protection without so many others being forced to lose – without Moorhead, West Fargo, Richland and Wilkin County, Hickson, Bakke, Comstock and Wolverton having to lose? Washington, DC bound politician often make the fatal mistake that Fargo officials will is the will of the people, when in reality a growing number of Fargo residents do not support the current form of the Fargo Dam and FM Diversion project.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties November 14th, 2013

November 14, 2013June 15, 2014adminLeave a Comment

Think of the political side. If upstream residents voice concerns to the North Dakota Legislature, they’ll bulldoze ’em with their representatives. They’ll even get the governor to sit alongside in the cab. No need to bulldoze the local (Fargo) newspaper, they’re supplying diesel for the engine.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties November 7th, 2013

November 7, 2013June 15, 2014adminLeave a Comment

U.S. Army Corps’ documents state, and Fargo leaders admit, this plan is about growth and was designed to remove the FEMA flood plain controls from 70-square miles of flood-prone land and provide protection to the city of Fargo.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 31st, 2013

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Aaron Snyder, U.S. Army Corps: “we want your land, or we’ll take it from you.” Message to Richland and Wilkin County Commissioners a year and a half ago.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 24th, 2013

October 31, 2013admin1 Comment

Fargo Diversion folks used creative accounting to justify their project to Congress. They couldn’t get a good enough benefit/cost ratio to have any hope of getting funded, so, they cooked the books.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 17th, 2013

October 25, 2013October 25, 2013admin1 Comment

Fargo Diversion Authority delays releases of half million dollar taxpayer funded Red River Basin Commission Long Term Flood Solution study that damages U.S. Army Corps of Engineer project claims.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 10th, 2013

October 12, 2013admin1 Comment

Fargo’s media criticizes Moorhead for being trashy and backward and described as “more than sad.” Suggesting that Moorhead has only themselves to blame for their lagging development, they are castigated for failing to take advantage of their natural advantages and lectured on what they should or should not be doing.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 3rd, 2013

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We are certain that the FM diversion is not the next step in providing Basin wide protection, no matter what the politicians say.

Widespread Community Support Against the Fargo Dam

September 27, 2013adminLeave a Comment

Sunday night, with money in their hands, they came to Christine to preserve their communities and their future.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties September 19th, 2013

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The Diversion Authority voted unanimously to file a motion to intervene in the case. “We want a seat at the table, in that way, we are a little bit more in control of the destiny of things.” – Darell Vanyo, Diversion Authority Chairman