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LTE: Diversion IS NOT the Right Way to Secure Area Flood Protection

November 2, 2016admin2 Comments

I 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.

Comstock MN Area Residents Concerned About Failed Leadership

October 9, 2014October 12, 2014Shelly LewisLeave a Comment

In yet another long string of blunders, Fargo Diversion Authority and Clay county commissioners fail to notify area residents about public about Public Outreach meeting regarding proposed ring dike-levee around Comstock, MN.

Jon Evert, Loyalty Is More Than Just Lip Service

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014Editorial Team1 Comment

There is no doubt that Jon Evert is a kind and decent man. But he has voted to make unanimous the Clay County Commission’s support of Fargo’s Diversion Authority, and to fund their lawyers who are working to eliminate the protections of Minnesota law.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties September 18th, 2014

September 19, 2014May 8, 2017admin1 Comment

Minnesota’s Governor Dayton, Representative Marquart and a few others are not “going along to get along.” They are speaking out for the people and communities they represent, declaring “unacceptable” the plan to flood 35 square miles of rural Minnesota for Fargo’s future development.

Clay County MN Needs Representation

September 16, 2014September 19, 2014Editorial Team1 Comment

Keven Campbell, as a Clay County’s representative on the Diversion Authority Board supported the plan to flood Clay County, voting lock step with Darrel Vanyo and Fargo’s development interests. Jon Evert, a native of Comstock, Jon voted to flood his own community.

Fargo Forum Insults MN Gov. Mark Dayton

August 23, 2014August 23, 2014Marcus LarsonLeave a Comment

Wouldn’t it be nice to have Dayton ask where all the displaced water goes? Or perhaps Gov. Dayton is wise enough to know that Minnesota has been relinquishing land to Fargo development – inch by inch for decades.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties March 13th, 2014

March 13, 2014May 8, 2017adminLeave a Comment

We have been accused of being against flood control for Fargo and Moorhead, but when we put forward a plan that could lessen the impacts in the counties and utilize the flood plain south of Fargo as a flood plain, it is insinuated that we don’t know or understand what we’re proposing.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties February 6th, 2014

February 6, 2014June 20, 2014adminLeave a Comment

Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: February 6th, 2014 Wahpeton Daily News Republished with permission from: Cash Aaland, director Mndak Upstream Coalition Two weeks ago the Mndak Upstream Coalition detailed an alternative to Fargo’s diversion plan that would put Fargo first and deliver the same level of protection for the F-M Metro without impacting […]

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties January 23rd, 2014

January 23, 2014May 8, 2017adminLeave a Comment

The diversion could be moved north of the confluence of the Wild Rice and Red Rivers. Recent studies show that taking less area out of the floodplain south of Fargo and reducing the amount of water in the river during times of flooding through distributed storage (water detention) would completely eliminate impacts of Fargo’s diversion in Richland and Wilkin counties.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties December 26th, 2013

December 26, 2013June 16, 2014adminLeave a Comment

The red box is supposed to indicate less than one-foot of new water from the dam that is part of the planned diversion. FEMA will draw new floodplain maps once the diversion is built, that will prohibit new construction in areas that get flooded as a result of Fargo’s plan.