Defending Richland and Wilkin counties August 23rd, 2012
The more property shown to be saved from flooding, the better chance to convince state and federal lawmakers to cough up some cash.
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Defending Richland and Wilkin counties August 16th, 2012
Minnesota has spent $95 million to protect Moorhead above the 100-year-flood level and hasn’t shown interest in more expense. North Dakota’s governor has indicated his reservations about Fargo’s current plan to flood its neighbors to the south. There is time for the state and region to design a plan that makes sense.
Continue ReadingDaily News Editorial Cites Abuse of Power by Fargo and Corps of Engineers
Dennis Walalker: If we don’t get federal aid for the diversion, it won’t happen.
Continue ReadingSen. Hoeven responds to Defending Richland and Wilkin Counties
Sen. Hoeven responds to concerns John Hoeven, U.S. Senator I want to respond to some concerns raised by Richland County Commissioner Perry Miller in a letter regarding flood protection legislation that I worked to pass in the U.S. Senate and am now working with Congressman Berg to get passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 9th, 2012
The Richland Wilkin JPA took another step and authorized lawyers to commence a judicial challenge to Fargo’s plan. The very same lawyers who were described to us by Congressman Colin Peterson as: “the best in the state.” Our leaders, the Commissioners of Richland and Wilkin Counties, have committed to defend our communities with all appropriate legal action.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 2nd, 2012
Missouri Rep. Carnahan on senate bill 2039 : “Instead of letting nature do what it is designed to do, this bill would set a precedent for other states, increasing catastrophic flood levels across the country,” There are alternatives that protect Fargo from flooding that do not also “induce growth” in the flood plain.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 26th, 2012
Benjamin Larson, candidate for the Minnesota House: Moorhead, Minn,“wake up and fight for the city’s future.” Moorhead is located on high ground, much higher than the flood plain south of Fargo, Moorhead is the natural choice for flood-free future development: both residential and commercial.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 19th, 2012
Fargo wants to take 40 square miles out of the flood plain immediately south of town – where the Wild Rice and Red Rivers meet – to provide future development room for Fargo. Should someone whisper that the emperor has no clothes?
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 12th, 2012
How long will the Diversion Authority continue to push this illegal budget-busting boondoggle while people in need of reasonable flood protection remain at risk? The North Dakota Constitution was amended to provide that a public use or public purpose may not include: “… public benefits of economic development, including an increase in tax base, tax revenues, employment or general economic health.”
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 5th, 2012
Fargo cannot expand south as the land south of Davies High School is a natural flood plain that collects water when we have even moderate flooding. Fargo’s solution: protect the extra 40-square miles for development by building dams on the Red and Wild Rice and back up the water that would normally and naturally spread out into the floodplain.
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