112th Congress Project Cost Funding and Spending Bill

Darrell Vanyo: No Negative Impacts South of Highway 46

January 3, 2012March 18, 2017Marcus LarsonLeave a Comment

It does beg the question…, what else have they missed…, downplayed…, ignored…? On December 19th, 2011 Acting Corps Chief Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. Temple signed Fargo’s much anticipated chief’s report. Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker joked: “It’s Christmas, right?” According to the Fargo Forum: “If we have a catastrophic flood, the cost would be in the […]

Play it Again Sam, Same Tune Different Dance

December 31, 2011February 27, 2012Admin2Leave a Comment

They Dropped Their Flood Insurance, Then the ‘Mouse’ Roared By A. G. SULZBERGER Published: June 23, 2011 New York Times MINOT, N.D. — Moving from their hillside condominium to a just-built house near the meandering waters of the Souris River, the Rasmussens, like so many of their neighbors, never even contemplated buying federal flood insurance. […]

Executive Order EO 11988

December 30, 2011January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

Executive Order 11988 — Floodplain Management SOURCE: The provisions of Executive Order 11988 of May 24, 1977, appear at 42 FR 26971, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 117, unless otherwise noted. By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the […]

EO 11988 Fargo’s Future Flood Plain Development

December 30, 2011February 27, 2012adminLeave a Comment

This picture is taken from the WildRice River bridge on Cass 16 looking Northwest towards St Benedict, ND. The proposed LPP for Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management will remove 69.8 square miles of natural flood plain protection for the region and cause impacts to outlying areas. The proposed Fargo Dam and Diversion will wipe-out […]