Wealthy Welfare Oxbow, ND (Part 4)
So what did the taxpayer get for their $78.5+ million spent thus far?
Continue ReadingLTE: Diversion IS NOT the Right Way to Secure Area Flood Protection
I cannot support a project which clearly violates state law. I will continue to be a voice for the farmers and residents of rural Minnesota and will not let the state of North Dakota run roughshod over our interests. We need a process that follows the law, treats people fairly and looks at all options to provide permanent flood protection to the area while protecting the livelihood and interests of upstream property owners.
Continue ReadingLetter: MN DNR Tom Landwehr
Since 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 ReadingFargo Dam and FM Diversion Costs as of September 30, 2016
Fargo Diversion Authority spent another $ 46,184,449.46 from August 31, 2016 to September 30, 2016. 1/5th (20.45% ) of the original projected cost and they haven’t even started on the actual main project. The Fargo Diversion Authority has pumped over $78.5 million into OHB ring-dike-levee and private country club, which provides ZERO FLOOD PROTECTION BENEFIT TO FARGO, all courtesy of state and local taxpayers.
Continue ReadingFM Home Builders and Realtors use Collusion to Push Sale Tax
The following email illustrates the level of collusion in play to obligate your tax dollars to benefit Fargo’s elite.
Continue ReadingClown Imposter Sighted in Fargo, ND
The Fargo Dam and FM Diversion project has been built on fraud and deceit, as evidenced by the county-wide sales tax vote, the promised Bakke vote, EOE, DPAC, etc.
Continue ReadingMN DNR DENIED Fargo Diversion Authority (FMDA) Permit
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DENIES Fargo Dam and FM Diversion Authority (FMDA) permit.
Continue ReadingMN Governor Mark Dayton ltr Sets the Record Straight
Despite Lieutenant General Semonite’s unfounded representation to the contrary, Minnesota has not “come together” with the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of North Dakota to advance the proposed project. In all my years of public service at the state and federal levels, I have never seen such a complete disregard for the process of a co-regulator.
Continue ReadingWealthy Welfare Oxbow, ND (Part 3)
Oxbow’s Country Club elite were salivating over the high-end Robert Trent Jones plans and the FMDA was looking for a way to buy-off Oxbow and only had to dangle money.
Continue ReadingWealthy Welfare Oxbow, ND (Part 2)
Why should Oxbow be considered a city when it appears they cannot even meet a minimum level of self sufficiency and the lines between the alleged city and Oxbow Country Club are conveniently blurred?
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