Statement from Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s Office
Governor Dayton and his administration will do everything possible to ensure that Minnesota’s best interests are not trampled by this project.
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Richland County Water Resource District Comments to the USACE EA Document re: Fargo Dam and FM Diversion
The Richland County Water Resource Board feels the United State Army Corps of Engineers did not adequately review the concept of building smaller retention sites in lieu of the large staging area created by the dam.
Continue ReadingMartin Johnson Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
Fargo 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 ReadingPaulette Orth Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
The cost of a Diversion Channel is appalling compared to what it would cost to create eco friendlier alternative measures.
Continue ReadingKevin Olsgaard Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
There must be a better way. The project would negatively affect my farming. It would also ruin the land where the tie-back levee goes in.
Continue ReadingJohn J Ready Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
Why should Fargo’s poor planning and reckless development of a flood plain, caving into the economic interests of Fargo, Mayor Walaker, and his political cronies be rewarded? Their past development decisions have proven extremely negligent and stupid.
Continue ReadingDean and Paula Swenson Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
I believe that the project, as put forth, is an unsustainable project. I don’t believe that the ACE is capable of either designing, building or maintaining a man built water system that will go over or under 5 different water sheds in a 36 mile man made route around a metro area.
Continue ReadingMarcus Larson “Loss of Life” Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
The staging area presents a greater threat to the city of Fargo, ND due to excessive water levels held above the elevation of the entire city on historically unstable ground. It is generally accepted that populations that have permanent protection in place are less likely to evacuate because the flood protection offers an unwarranted sense of security that does not reflect a true flood risk specific to the given area.
Continue ReadingMarcus Larson Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
<< Read and Download Original Marcus Larson Comment Letter >> General Grisoli Civil Works Review Board Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers 441 G. Street, NW Washington, DC 20314-1000 Dear General Grisoli: I respectfully request that you DO NOT release the final report of the LPP. The current LPP and SDEIS contains deficiencies that local […]
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