FEMA Flood Insurance, Fargo, Cass and the USACE
How can homes that were surrounded by flood waters in 1997 and 2009 be considered new impacts if project alignment is moved north?
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Denial is NOT Just a River in Egypt
P3 is not a savings at all! It is $400 million in instant up-front costs for the local share, which will be funded directly and indirectly via sales and property tax.
Continue ReadingMoorhead Residents Concerned Over Fargo Development Project
There has never been an official YES or NO vote on whether the proposed Fargo Dam and FM Diversion should be built and the Fargo Diversion Authority has spent over $191.3 million without valid consent of the public voter.
Continue ReadingFargo Diversion Authority Violates Charter Joint Powers Agreement
When public entities join forces to work towards a common goal Joint Power Agreements (JPA) are the framework of rules presented to constituents to provide a sense of security that all members of the JPA will operate in an open, ethical and diligent manner. These written JPA “assurances” are a fundamental part of the “trust” […]
Continue ReadingFargo Forum Gets It Completely Wrong Again
The Fargo Diversion Authority is nothing more than the “illusion” of credibility with a propensity to spend money on flood control for future growth rather than the residents that are paying for protection in the here and now.
Continue ReadingKevin Campbell Doesn’t Use Common Sense
Fargo taxpayers, especially those with new flood insurance requirement should be up in arms over Fargo channeling funds towards the wholly unnecessary OHB ring dike-levee project.
Continue ReadingFargo Forum Attacks Minnesota DNR
The pace and push for the proposed Fargo Dam and FM Diversion is the very essence of corruption. It is the melting pot of decisions made under duress due to time constraints with a constant overstatement of impacts and a manufactured EOE study to set Fargo’s flood gage as the benchmark for the entire Red River Valley.
Continue ReadingDust Up ‘n’ Shake Down at the Diversion Authority
The Diversion Authority has three PR groups. If three cannot get out the message, maybe, Mr Mayor, the problem is the message.
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