Defending Richland and Wilkin counties September 20th, 2012
Commissioner Vanyo, chairman of the FM Diversion Authority, is driving hard to eliminate 25 percent of the Kindred School’s tax base – permanently.
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Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
It appears that the current plan would have the metro area solve their problems at the expense of their neighbors both up stream and downstream. Why implement a plan that only causes more problems in other areas?
Continue ReadingPaulette Orth Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
The cost of a Diversion Channel is appalling compared to what it would cost to create eco friendlier alternative measures.
Continue ReadingMr. Vanyo, What Do We Have Here?
Darell 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 ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 13th, 2012
So why does Fargo insist on a Dam and 54,000 acre reservoir? Fargo leaders want flood protection that will promote Fargo’s future growth at the expense of their neighbors.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 6th, 2012
I have a “Stop the Fargo Dam” sticker on the back of my car. The other night I was loading my vehicle, when a couple of 30-somethings walked by discussing my sticker. The first commented he hadn’t heard of a Fargo dam. The second said there really wasn’t a dam, it was just confusion over the diversion project.
Continue ReadingOxbow, ND Unanimous in Opposition to Dam Joins JPA Challenge
The Oxbow City Council reaffirms its strong opposition to the dam and water storage reservoir and expresses its strong support for the objectives and purposes of the Richland/Wilkin Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”), and pledges its pro-active participation and financial commitment to the JPA.
Continue ReadingFargo’s Idea of Protection
Fargo’s greatest threat is not the Richland Wilkin JPA. It’s Fargo and Cass County leaders, the Diversion Authority and the Corps driving future development, into a natural flood plain buffer, for an elite group of land developers.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 30th, 2012
From 2007 to the end of 2008, the average American household lost 25 percent of its net worth. The housing market collapsed and real estate values declined by an average of 30 percent. Although factors that brought about the Great Recession are often debated, there is no question about the cause of the south valley’s economic tragedy: the election by Fargo’s leaders to shift the FM diversion four miles south, build a dam and flood 54,000 acres.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 23rd, 2012
The more property shown to be saved from flooding, the better chance to convince state and federal lawmakers to cough up some cash.
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