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Quick Take Eminent Domain ND Supreme Court Vacates Cass County Diversion Case

April 30, 2022May 7, 2022adminLeave a Comment

North Dakota Supreme Court orders Cass County to vacate Quick Take Eminent Domain case intended to “evade” evade ND law protecting landowners.

Aaland Law Defends Landowners Rights in Quick Take Eminent Domain

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021adminLeave a Comment

North Dakota Century Code: (CCJWRD) A district may not include or utilize any reference to quick take eminent domain during negotiations to acquire the necessary easement for a right of way. Not only did land agent Lisa Kilde direct the Sauvageau’s to the quick take timeline in her letter and offer to purchase of February 1, 2021, she repeated the direction in every email she sent.

ND Supreme Court Decision Observes Landowner Rights

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021Marcus Larson1 Comment

There is no doubt that landowners can successfully fight and prevail against the CCJWRD’s willingness to trample on the well established property rights of landowners being injured by CCJWRD’s unrelenting misuse of government power to do the bidding of the Fargo Flood Diversion Project.

ND Lawmakers Should Ignore Fargo Demands for Dam and Diversion Funding

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021Marcus Larson1 Comment

The FMDA talking heads recite their script about FEMA Flood Insurance costing thousands per year without the FMDA project, yet the average price in Fargo, ND – $618.14 as of November 30, 2020. The most insane part is Fargo and Cass county encouraging growth into areas flooded in 2009.

Local Lawyer Defending Property Owners in FMDA Shakedown

December 26, 2020Marcus LarsonLeave a Comment

Fargo, ND: FMDA facing new legal challenges from property owners over property rights, easements and acquisitions. The proposed easement unfairly protects the Cass County Joint Water Resource District by transferring all risk to [PROPERTY OWNER].

Curt Bjertness, CW Valley Coop Manager Cites Several Concerns of Fargo Dam and Diversion “Plan B”

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019admin1 Comment

Fargo’s dam and diversion has major negative economic impacts: The negative impact Plan B will have on C-W Valley Co-op is more than our physical locations. We see the potential damage this plan will have on C-W Valley Co-op and the risk it will place on the continued existence and success of the business.

Fargo Diversion Corruption

April 23, 2017April 24, 2017Marcus Larson2 Comments

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”.

Narcissistic Negotiations

May 23, 2016May 27, 2016Marcus Larson1 Comment

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?

FEMA Flood Insurance, Fargo, Cass and the USACE

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016Marcus Larson2 Comments

How can homes that were surrounded by flood waters in 1997 and 2009 be considered new impacts if project alignment is moved north?

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties November 29th, 2012

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012admin1 Comment

Imagine a city using the power of eminent domain to take a family farm against the owner’s wishes, only to turn it over to private developers to build an exclusive private golf course. Article I, Section 16, of the North Dakota Constitution specifically provides that a public use or purpose “Does not include public benefits of economic development, including an increase in tax base, tax revenues, employment, or general economic health.”