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For Piepkorn to admit he’s not that bright is one thing, but to be “tone deaf”, obsessively myopic and willing to distort the matter is another. Honestly, there are only 1 or 2 of the Fargo commissioners worthy of their station and the rest have devolved into the equivalent of squishy dog-doo to the unsuspecting bare foot.
Continue ReadingJust to be clear, the over hyped Top 5 2020 flood currently ranks about number 26 at 28.23 feet. Meaning there have been 25 greater floods in history than Fargo’s “Top 5” Fake Flood of 2020.
Continue ReadingAfter $130 million in buyouts and betterment’s – the following email illustrates the entitled vacuum that Oxbow Mayor Jim Nyhof and his ilk operate within.
Continue ReadingThen again…, this is the rantings and ravings of a mediocre talk show host pandering to a dwindling peanut gallery on parsed information provided to him by the very proponents being paid directly or indirectly to develop the project.
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Isn’t it ironic that the exclusive golf course came first and no costs were spared – but the alleged flood protection the entire project is based upon the lowest bid which fosters an environment to cut corners.
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The USACE (trouble-making playmates) has consistently agitated and mislead Fargo et al., into kicking sand in Minnesota’s face and wails when they are told “NO”.
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There is no “federal project”. This is a local project encumbered by states rights issue, wherein, Fargo, ND wants to push its water problems onto Minnesota and MN said “NO”.
Continue ReadingIf the pro-diversion ilk truly believes that distributed retention doesn’t work, then remove all dams upstream of Fargo and increase the sizing of all culverts to prevent any water from being held back and let the water decide where it should be.
Continue ReadingI cannot support a project which clearly violates state law. I will continue to be a voice for the farmers and residents of rural Minnesota and will not let the state of North Dakota run roughshod over our interests. We need a process that follows the law, treats people fairly and looks at all options to provide permanent flood protection to the area while protecting the livelihood and interests of upstream property owners.
Continue ReadingOxbow’s Country Club elite were salivating over the high-end Robert Trent Jones plans and the FMDA was looking for a way to buy-off Oxbow and only had to dangle money.
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