Defending Richland and Wilkin counties January 31st, 2013
Cass County Commissioner and Diversion Authority Chair Daryl Vanyo: “you wouldn’t have anything out here if it wasn’t for Fargo.”
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Empty Promises from the Diversion Authority
What good is a promise to build a ring dike when the Diversion Authority fully intends to stick the victims with the price tag?
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties January 17th, 2013
Not many people are interested in buying property that may be condemned in the near future. But the flower throwers say the greatest benefit is that property values will return as soon as the sound of backhoes is heard piling up the Red River Valley clay around them.
Continue ReadingThe Berndt Blame Game
WHO NEEDS DUE PROCESS? – Keith Berndt chided the DNR by his comments on the delay he felt the DNR may incur to the project and the monthly costs incurred by the delay complying with the required DNR review process.
Continue ReadingSpecial Kind of Stupid
It takes a special kind of stupid to buy into another empty promise issued by Fargo, Cass County, the Diversion Authority and the Corps of Engineers.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties January 3rd, 2013
Diversion Authority Chair and Cass County Commissioner Darrell Vanyo said, “To give the Kindred School District (the) monies may establish a precedent for the future reduction through the whole process of building the diversion”. In other words, they don’t want to pay the real cost of the diversion, and they won’t if they can help it.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties December 27th, 2012
Last week, the Diversion Authority told the Kindred School District, they wouldn’t pay for lost tax revenue caused by Fargo’s threats to force water south of town. They said the rest of Kindred’s taxpayers should foot the bill.
Continue ReadingProponents’ Stubbornness Threatens Diversion
Forum Communications cites the permanent flood protection provided by the Sheyenne Diversion as a factor contributing to the healthy growth of West Fargo, N.D. And that is probably the case. But not all diversions look alike.
Continue ReadingJ&K Taxidermy letter to MNDak Upstream Coalition
Never did we think that the diversion authority would have taken this project as far as they have. The more we learn the more this proposed diversion makes absolutely no sense at all.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties November 21st, 2012
There is nothing quite like a threat to our communities to motivate people to gather together for a common cause. Thousands of hours have been spent by hundreds of people to understand the issues, and find consensus on what is best for all of us. Our efforts are the result of a true Democracy.
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