Defending Richland and Wilkin counties August 29th, 2013
A false choice is again being served up: “cooperate with the ring dike details or we’ll build it without your cooperation.”
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Defending Richland and Wilkin counties August 22nd, 2013
Fargo has more than $200 million in cash from the state of North Dakota, and receives more than $30 million a year from sales tax, and yet they have to build a clay dike in front of their City Hall if the Valley gets a heavy rain. Moorhead can take $100 million from the state of Minnesota and get 100-year flood protection, but Fargo has to take 50,000 acres from the folks south of town to get theirs
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 15th, 2013
The other residents from Bakke and Hickson were asked to vote whether they would agree to a ring dike. After they overwhelmingly voted no, Fargo leaders decided to ignore their votes. Now the only votes that count are the 61 from Oxbow. There are 190 residences that will be encircled.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 8th, 2013
The 2009 river flows at Oxbow exceeded a FEMA 500-year event. As a result of the work done to protect Oxbow after the 2009 flood, the city is protected to levels in excess of that same 500-year event today. Cass County along with Oxbow leaders devised a way to ignore 67 percent of property owner not in favor of an unnecessary $65 million ring dike that affects 190 internal properties and all external properties in Pleasant Township.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties August 1st, 2013
Fargo needs plan C: Quit building in the floodplain. Build your dikes to 43.5 feet and get out of FEMA insurance requirements. Invest in basinwide retention to give protection beyond the 100-year flood level. Moorhead should be congratulated for getting their city safe from spring floods.
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How can freedom exist, when capitalism relies on socialism to do its dirty work?
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 25th, 2013
Mayor Dennis Walaker: “It’s the Federal Government’s problem, and they are as dysfunctional as you can imagine.” ~ Maybe it”s high time that Mayor Walaker takes a long hard look at high own city government and Diversion Authority.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 18th, 2013
The mayor then cast the tie breaking vote and Oxbow moved from opponent of the diversion to its #1 cheerleader. The mayor even appeared with Fargo leaders to testify before the ND Legislature against his neighbors and former allies and in support of the project he had recently opposed.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 11th, 2013
Commissioner Vanyo has said retention will never be part of the project. The U.S. Army Corps says that basin-wide protection is the solution to protecting Minot, so it must be part of the solution for the Red River Valley as well.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties July 5th, 2013
The “open house” format has in recent years become an increasingly common way for public agencies to fulfill the letter of the law that requires public input, , but with no opportunity for open dialogue with those who have come with concerns.
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