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Project Failure: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fails to explore options and alternative that DO NOT promote encroachment and urban sprawl into the last natural flood plain south of Fargo, ND in direct and indirect violation of Executive Order 11988 (EO11988). More to the point, the limited alternatives explored are concentric to the “exploitation for urban sprawl” into the last natural flood plain south of Fargo, ND.
Continue ReadingStop the presses! Extra Extra! Read all about it! The US Senate passes the WRDA bill. The first since 2007. The bill is chock full of pet projects and language that potentially unleashes the USACE to spend at will… Diversion Authority Chairman Darrel Vanyo expressed: “…the senate vote should provide momentum for the project…”. After-all, […]
Continue ReadingDarell Vanyo’s actions and decisions as Cass County commissioner and Diversion Authority chairperson define that he is inept as an elected official and wields his authority recklessly placing regional populations at risk.
Continue ReadingNO! The Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion WILL NOT remove $19 million in flood insurance premiums for Fargo or the Metro area. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) creates flood risk maps that lending institutions may use to interpret flood risk on any given property description. Properties are assigned a “risk zone” which is used […]
Continue ReadingCurrently, taxpayers are on track to spend at minimum $36,825 per residential and business structure in the metro area for the Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion. If this project passes taxpayers will be saddled with the burden of funding the equivalent of more than 37.5 FargoDomes in 2012 dollars!
Continue ReadingWhen cities or agencies build a flood protection system such as a dam, diversion or levees, people build homes in the now protected area. This “protection” removes the requirement for flood insurance and many times people do not obtain flood insurance. When the flood reduction system fails or is overwhelmed, there is no flood insurance. […]
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