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This tribunal has not imposed any delays or contributed in any manner to the length of time that it has taken for the Diversion Authority to obtain its required permits. Therefore, this administrative proceeding should not be hastened to compensate for the time other courts and tribunals have taken to decide matters related to the subject permits.”
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How can any taxpayer feel confident that certain elected official and appointed board members don’t have a financial interest in the decisions and contracts they are approving?
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Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: May 3, 2018 Wahpeton Daily News Republished with permission from: Trana Rogne, Richland County In 2013, the North Dakota Senate passed an amendment to a spending bill to fund Fargo’s flood protection. The amendment directed that any state tax dollars going to Fargo needed to be spent on […]
Continue ReadingIt’s fair to say that consistent readers of these articles are better informed than many of the diversion decision makers in Fargo.
Continue ReadingAmidst the controversy generated by 200 – 400 percent buyouts in Oxbow, ND ~ Fargo Diversion Authority documents indicate the current OHB costs through the end of FY2015 to be $89 – $92 million dollars, with approximately 25 percent of the ring-dike-levee completed.
Continue ReadingWe received an email on June 25 saying they had not forgotten us – they would get back to us on our questions. We have yet to hear a word. We have met many residents who were given the same promise of “We will get back to you.” None of us have heard a word.
Continue ReadingCooking the books to grab land. Fargo, Cass, the Fargo Diversion Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers artificially inflate future land values in an attempt to justify a massive land grab of the last natural flood plain adjacent to the city.
Continue ReadingAre Moorhead leaders that bow to Fargo ND pressure serving their constituents responsibly? Should Moorhead abandon the Diversion Authority and focus on economic growth for Moorhead MN? Fargo has crossed the line that divides a neighbor in need from a demanding bully. Isn’t it time for Moorhead, Clay County and Minnesota to step back and take a strong look at Fargo’s agenda, and evaluate whether the clear lack of benefit justifies the impacts and costs to Minnesota residents.
Continue ReadingThe “open house” format has in recent years become an increasingly common way for public agencies to fulfill the letter of the law that requires public input, , but with no opportunity for open dialogue with those who have come with concerns.
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?
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