ND HB 1020 Passes House in Bill Vote 90 to 4

The North Dakota House passed House Bill 1020 containg State Water Commission funding for the next two years, the vote passed 90-4. Dissenting votes were few: House representatives voting against were: Chuck Damschen, R-Hampden, Ben Hanson, D-West Fargo Dwight Kiefert, R-Valley City Jim Schmidt, R-Mandan Representative Bob Skarphol, Tioga, ND indicated that the State Water […]

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Has the Diversion Authority even “read” the FEIS?

Does the Diversion Authority know what residual deficiencies and costs are in the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion? The Fargo Forum recently voiced the concerns of the Diversion Authority of a provision in the project they had already agreed to. What is a meandering channel doing in the bottom of a diversion channel designed […]

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Unequal Protection

Fargo has found a way, with the help of the Corps. By protecting the “natural flood plain” and moving the water south to flood their neighbors, they will have created an area for growth. Their problem is now to make everyone believe their ”flood control plan” is the only way Fargo can have “flood protection” and hide the fact it is crafted to provide for Fargo’s future growth, in reality an economic development based plan.

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