Quick Take Eminent Domain ND Supreme Court Vacates Cass County Diversion Case
North Dakota Supreme Court orders Cass County to vacate Quick Take Eminent Domain case intended to “evade” evade ND law protecting landowners.
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Aaland Law Defends Landowners Rights in Quick Take Eminent Domain
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.
Continue ReadingND Supreme Court Decision Observes Landowner Rights
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.
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Property Owners Face Huge TAX Bills Due to Fargo Dam and FM Diversion
With all the chaos involving the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion, the tax implications of the landowners are often overlooked. That wrenching pit in your stomach that arrives when you finish your income tax filing and gaze at the total tax bill that is due.
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Fargo Diversion Corruption
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”.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties May 26th, 2016
It’s heartbreaking that Fargo’s intimidation extends to the Attorney General’s office. Whether Stenehjem’s political opportunism made him seek the support of Fargo’s political bullies, or whether he truly believes quick-take eminent domain is a useful tool of government is hard to say.
Continue ReadingNarcissistic Negotiations
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?
Continue ReadingCase Civil No. 13-2262 (D323) | US District Court, District of Minnesota
The FEIS clearly advances two other alternatives for serious consideration in the permitting phase. One of those alternatives would reduce the area of flood plain developed and protected, thereby reducing the volume of water diverted by the proposed project.
Continue ReadingCase Civil No. 13-2262 (D321) | US District Court, District of Minnesota
Commencement of Eminent Domain Proceedings: For the initial phase of Corps construction, the Diversion Authority must secure title to three properties in North Dakota.
Continue ReadingCase Civil No. 13-2262 (D322) | US District Court, District of Minnesota
Eric Dodds, AE2S: “…it is clear that at least some of the property owners will not agree to sell voluntarily, and those properties will need to be acquired through eminent domain…”
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