Money, The Drug of Choice
Local leadership from Cass County, Fargo, Oxbow, and others have an OPM addiction problem. Other People’s Money (OPM).
Continue ReadingOHB Design Flaw Negates Stated Flood Protection
OHB project area contains a design feature one foot lower, capable of filling the entire OHB area to the top of the levee within 4.5 hours.
Continue ReadingDeal With The Devil
Residents of Oxbow, ND are not homeless and there is sufficient flood protection in place to handle the next flood. So…, do we feel sorry for the hogs at the trough when they squeal?
Continue ReadingMoorhead Residents Concerned Over Fargo Development Project
There has never been an official YES or NO vote on whether the proposed Fargo Dam and FM Diversion should be built and the Fargo Diversion Authority has spent over $191.3 million without valid consent of the public voter.
Continue ReadingFargo Dam and Diversion Costs as of May 31st, 2015
Fargo Diversion Authority spent another $22,456,624.30 from April 30th to May 31st, 2015. Nearly 1/9 (10.69% ) of the original projected cost and they haven’t even started on the actual main project.
Continue ReadingOxbow ND Leaders Wrong on City’s Plight
Isn’t it interesting that the Oxbow County Club received a wire transfer for $10.499 million on January 21st, 2015…, but Oxbow city leaders did nothing to ensure homeowners under the proposed ring-levee-dike receive the same courtesy…
Continue ReadingDPAC: Diversion Project Assessment Committee
Isn’t it curious that Fargo Diversion Authority members claim this is all “part of the process”…, yet the process appears to be manipulated in favor of those that stand to reap the greatest residual wealth as a result of the project…?
Continue ReadingFargo Deception Authority
More Lies from the Fargo “Deception” Authority, making false claims that permission was granted to continue work after injunction order was handed down.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties May 21st, 2015
Even at a modest borrowing rate, the local sales tax won’t cover the interest on a note to cover the federal share. The recent assessment vote that passed, despite a majority of property owners voting against it, does not provide any new money for the project. It only allows them to borrow more.
Continue ReadingLetter: Re-evaluating the Need for the FM Diversion
Oxbow had already built a dike system after 2009 which would have protected the city to another similar record flood. But instead of pointing this out, the Diversion Authority instead bought out Oxbow’s strong opposition to the diversion project by offering a new golf course, new clubhouse, and additional housing, and cowardly Oxbow leaders took the check and ran.
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