Defending Richland and Wilkin counties April 4th, 2013
If Fargo doesn’t get its diversion, will the Red River Valley stop functioning? Will Fargo face a wall of water running down its streets if the gavel falls against them?
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If Fargo doesn’t get its diversion, will the Red River Valley stop functioning? Will Fargo face a wall of water running down its streets if the gavel falls against them?
Continue ReadingPOLL: Cast your vote! Fargo officials have admitted they could have done a better job of permitting. They blame the developers and offer the excuse that the developers have put the city in jeopardy with threats of legal action.
Continue ReadingND House members (voted 90-4), stated unequivocally that Fargo should take $102 million, in addition to the $75 million given them in previous sessions, and build up their dikes before they start digging what could be a ditch to nowhere.
Continue Reading“We have a need to protect the minority voice. Residents both north and south of Fargo have as much say and need as those within Fargo city limits.” – Rep. John Wall
Continue ReadingFargo, Cass County, the Army Corps of Engineers, planning and designing a non-flood area for water storage, however temporary, will cause a loss of value, loss of marketability for the affected property owners, within the Fargo flood water storage area.
Continue ReadingImperial Fargo, Cass, Diversion Authority bend words and offer half truths to North Dakota legislators in pursuit of state funding a removal of spending restrictions.
Continue ReadingBiewer’s response was clear: we don’t flood, we have never flooded and we don’t need a ring dike. Fargo’s plan to spend 65 million state dollars to purchase Oxbow’s silence certainly validates Representative Skarphol’s concerns.
Continue ReadingThe Diversion’s Authority Public Outreach Subcommittee chaired by Rodger Olson seems to be concerned about losing the battle of public opinion.
Continue Reading“The Corps and sponsors have invested approximately $60 million in the project through the end of fiscal year 2013,” according to Diversion Authority publicist Daron Selvig.
Continue ReadingVince Ulstad, wrote an insightful “no nonsense” letter to the editor that appeared in the Wahpeton Daily News, Jamestown Sun, Fargo Forum and here at FMDam.org. Vince Ulstad, Fargo, ND Thus far, neither the federal government, flush with debt, nor leadership in the state of North Dakota, flush with cash, has stood up with common […]
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