Oxbow, ND Buyouts and Tax Valuations
Oxbow, ND Buyouts Greatest to Least – Cited Source: Director of Equalization, Cass County, ND
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MN DNR Press Release: December 29, 2016
Minnesota will ask the court to prohibit construction of the dam and diversion channel because the Minnesota has not issued the necessary permits.
Continue ReadingCase Civil No. 13-2262 (D341) | US District Court, District of Minnesota (Motion to Reinstate USACE as an Active Defendant)
Richland Wilkin Joint Powers Authority file Motion to Reinstate USACE as an Active Defendant involving Fargo Dam and FM Diversion project case.
Continue ReadingCase Civil No. 13-2262 (D341) | US District Court, District of Minnesota (Motion for Permanent Injunction)
Richland Wilkin Joint Powers Authority file Motion for Permanent Injunctive Relief against Fargo Dam and FM Diversion project.
Continue ReadingTaxpayer Tolerance Wearing Thin for T-Times
As all things government tend to go, incompetence and greed have driven the cost of the Oxbow project well over budget. As you go to the polls to vote on the sales tax extension, just remember that the financial projections and assurances that this project is fiscally manageable come to you from the same folks who missed the Oxbow project’s costs by half.
Continue ReadingWealthy Welfare Oxbow, ND (Part 4)
So what did the taxpayer get for their $78.5+ million spent thus far?
Continue ReadingLTE: Diversion IS NOT the Right Way to Secure Area Flood Protection
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.
Continue ReadingLetter: MN DNR Tom Landwehr
Since the Diversion Authority declined to consider a more modest project alternative, the only options included for consideration in the permit application were the “No Action” and “No Action with Emergency Measures” alternatives. This left the DNR with two choices: 1) permit the project or 2) deny the project.
Continue ReadingMN DNR DENIED Fargo Diversion Authority (FMDA) Permit
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DENIES Fargo Dam and FM Diversion Authority (FMDA) permit.
Continue ReadingMN Governor Mark Dayton ltr Sets the Record Straight
Despite Lieutenant General Semonite’s unfounded representation to the contrary, Minnesota has not “come together” with the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of North Dakota to advance the proposed project. In all my years of public service at the state and federal levels, I have never seen such a complete disregard for the process of a co-regulator.
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