Fargo Moorhead Diversion Authority Monitor | An Independent News Organization
Faced with a problem of their own creation, Fargo leaders devised a way to push the problem onto someone else. The dam would flood the rural communities to Fargo’s south with 200,000 acre of water. Fargo leaders want to eliminate this flood plain, not for protection, but for Fargo’s future development: more bricks in the cake pan.
Continue ReadingThe Corps of Engineers has rejected any use of distributed retention as part of the project and instead has mandated its own dam and reservoir. In fact, the dam and reservoir component causes harm to farmers and residents of southern Clay and northern Wilkin counties.
Continue ReadingIn private meetings, Diversion Authority officers say they have tried to stop development but are not able to do so. Fargo’s insistence on developing natural flood plain is the problem. Building permits have been issued for natural flood plain areas as if it were a priority.
Continue ReadingFargo does not care about anybody but themselves. I want to know, why cant Fargo go with different projects that will not cost as much or not affect so many people?
Continue ReadingIt appears that Fargo only responds to harsh measures…, then perhaps a $5.5 billion dollar or greater clash action suit against Fargo is necessary to compensate downstream and upstream property owners for financial impacts, duress and blight.
Continue ReadingFargo does not care about the rural people or towns they are going to destroy. They built too fast put their housing project in the bottom of drain ditches that we built in the 60’s. They have built all their new schools housing developments in low lying land that always flooded in the early 60’s & 70’s when I wasn’t a part of Fargo.
Continue ReadingThe Federal government is more than broke. It’s that fiscal cliff thing. Would legislators rather replace the paper on the machine, or pick up the I O U’s if costs skyrocket?
Continue ReadingWe call. “Put Your Cards on the Table” What do you have Fargo leaders?
Continue ReadingThe double cross has become “part of the process” for the Diversion Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: “To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.”
Continue ReadingWhat Mary Scherling also forgot to mention is over $6,000 in PAC money she received from the FM Area Realtors Political Association PAC as a commissioner candidate for Cass county. Was this sizeable contribution, (31% of the $20,877 annual commissioner salary), made to ensure this candidate stays in lockstep with development plans of Fargo and Cass county?
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