Oxbow ND Shows Appreciation to Fargo for Betterments
After $130 million in buyouts and betterment’s – the following email illustrates the entitled vacuum that Oxbow Mayor Jim Nyhof and his ilk operate within.
Continue ReadingOpen Letter to the Buffalo Red River Watershed District
The Contested Hearing will insure that a non-partial Judge will review all aspects of the project. The JPA will demonstrate that there are less impactful alternative and that the current project violates State and Federal law.
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Continue ReadingFargo Dam and FM Diversion Costs as of February 28, 2019
Fargo Diversion Authority spent over $1.1 million per day from January 31, 2019 to February 28, 2019. Over 30 percent of the original projected cost. There is a preliminary injunction against the project. There is no permit to commence construction. Imperial Fargo – Imperial Cass continue to mire taxpayer into debt that may cripple the regional economy and expect a P3 funding source to bail them out.
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Case Civil No. 13-2262 (D633) | US District Court, District of Minnesota (DNR’S OMNIBUS RESPONSE TO THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO MODIFY THE SEPTEMBER 7, 2017, ORDER GRANTING A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION)
Once a contested case hearing was requested, the Permit was no longer valid. Deny Motion to Lift Injunction Against FMDA Project: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison requests that US District Court MN deny Fargo Moorhead Diversion Authority and USACE motions to modify its September 7, 2017, Order granting the preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, modify the injunction to incorporate the conditions and requirements of the DNR’s permit until resolution of the contested case.
Continue ReadingFargo Dam and Diversion Construction Delay Cost Claims Flawed
Construction project delays do NOT increase (or decrease) the real costs of civil works projects over time unless some factors other than inflation occur. Delay alone has no effect on the real cost of projects.
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Curt Bjertness, CW Valley Coop Manager Cites Several Concerns of Fargo Dam and Diversion “Plan B”
Fargo’s dam and diversion has major negative economic impacts: The negative impact Plan B will have on C-W Valley Co-op is more than our physical locations. We see the potential damage this plan will have on C-W Valley Co-op and the risk it will place on the continued existence and success of the business.
Continue ReadingKristy Olsgaard Expresses Concerns to Buffalo Red River Watershed District
So the question is, is it reasonable to ask people who have never experienced the flooding of a farmstead in over 100 years to be threatened by this extravagant development project.
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Fargo Dam and FM Diversion Costs as of January 31, 2019
Fargo Diversion Authority increased contracts by $ 2,472,119.32 from December 31, 2018 to January 31, 2019. Over 28 percent of the original projected cost. The Fargo Diversion Authority has pumped over $130 million into OHB ring-dike-levee and private country club ($32.05 million), which provides ZERO FLOOD PROTECTION BENEFIT TO FARGO, all courtesy of state and local taxpayers. With unfinished internal flood protection projects the Fargo Diversion Authority continues to pump millions into the non-flood prone OHB ring-dike-levee and private Oxbow Country Club, courtesy of state and local taxpayers.
Continue ReadingND Legacy Fund Fargo Funding Focus
Restrictions on the funds were necessary as it appeared that the funds earlier appropriated were being “spent in a fashion that was thought not to be entirely appropriate.”
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