Wealthy Welfare Oxbow, ND (Part 1)
To Jim Nyhof: You have made a direct threat to residents of Bakke (using 81 as the western edge) that is very disheartening.
Continue ReadingAuthor: Marcus Larson
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Even worse is the taxation without representation of any future generation that will be denied their right to accept or reject the tax obligation being imposed upon the yet un-born generations.
Continue ReadingMike McFeely Finds His Nuts
As much as it pains me to admit that McFeely got something right…, or at least partially right, the hub-bub over the Kinzler house along Rose Coulee was a fair deal to bring Fargo closer to adequate permanent internal flood protection.
Continue ReadingNarcissistic Negotiations
Isn’t it perverse that the natural flood plain land being protected is valued higher than the non-flood plain land being taken to protect it?
Continue ReadingFEMA Flood Insurance, Fargo, Cass and the USACE
How can homes that were surrounded by flood waters in 1997 and 2009 be considered new impacts if project alignment is moved north?
Continue ReadingFargo, ND’s Big Pile of Poo
Even more curious is the alleged AE2S involvement in drafting the Diversion Misinformation documents being used to pressure commissioners Gehrig and Piepkorn. Why is compensation for AE2S’s involvement in most aspects of the Fargo Dam and FM Diversion matters shrouded in a cloak of mystery?
Continue ReadingMcFeely Rant: Hopes for Near Disaster
Typical and pervasive FMDA cult rhetoric. Merchants of fear, whose agenda is to galvanize weak-minded people, then prey on their fears of the “next big one” or “mandatory flood insurance”.
Continue ReadingFargo’s Taxpayer Funded Cult
Prognosticate future weather conditions years, if not decades into the future. Yet, repeatedly miss short-term flood forecasts by several feet and ignore flaws in methods and flood prophecies.
Continue ReadingDenial is NOT Just a River in Egypt
P3 is not a savings at all! It is $400 million in instant up-front costs for the local share, which will be funded directly and indirectly via sales and property tax.
Continue ReadingBlind Leading the Blind
It would be interesting to find out if the law firms representing their clients on the Minnesota side are willing to guarantee their legal advice (cover clients losses), should that lead to a decision to move forward with the new JPA agreement that proves to be against Minnesota law and the interests of landowners.
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