FM Diversion Minions Cannot Be Trusted
One must ask why the dam is being proposed at all – if not to stage water and create impacts where none existed before?
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It’s the Flood Plain
Minnesota statute says, “the proposed project must represent the minimal impact solution to a specific need with respect to all other reasonable alternatives.”
Continue ReadingAndy Adamson, Jr.: Project Should Protect Basin, Not Just Fargo
No more “FARGO “FIRST”: Pembina County commissioner Andy Adamson, Jr. accurately sizes up Cass County commissioner Darrell Vanyo and cites “A flood control project of this size should be expanded to provide protection to the entire Red River Valley”.
Continue ReadingA Wasteful Flood Study
Just like the previous efforts, this study has been done with tax dollars and has fallen to the divisive politics of special interests. Perhaps the answer they got was not the answer the Diversion Authority wanted?
Continue ReadingLetter: Heitkamp Passes the Buck on Diversion
The most disturbing implication of the statement “let the local authorities determine how to best use the funds” is the fact that by saying this, Heitkamp is giving up of her power as a U.S. senator to oversee the use of federal funds.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties April 18th, 2013
The FM Diversion is just one more un-achievable, un-fund-able development plan. The FM Diversion Project is just another unfunded government mandate or subsidy that is simply not feasible.
Continue Reading“You can fool some of the people all of the time—“
“’The people who have no data are winning the argument.’ says Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell.”
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties December 6th, 2012
In 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 ReadingOn the Wild Rice, a Plea for a Culture
Grand Forks Herald reporter, Chuck Haga explores negative impacts caused by Fargo’s bad policy of “flood thy neighbor.” 112th Congress may have to weigh the economic and social impacts caused by Fargo’s intrusion into the natural floodplain in violation of Executive Order 11988. “Fargo feels they’re in control and they can do as they please,” Fargo should use the floodplain just to the city’s south for water storage at times of flooding, “instead of draining it to build houses.” “If we’re going to take their water, we need to have some say. As it is, Richland County is to be a holding pond for Fargo, and we don’t think that’s fair.”
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