Defending Richland and Wilkin counties October 4th, 2012
The Corps of Engineers rationalizes that 31 lives lost is is an acceptable loss of life for the benefit of 2,700 structures that built in the flood plain.
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Do they think before they speak?
There is no reason for the communities of Bakke, Hickson and Oxbow, ND to cower behind an earthen ring dike when the removal of the 3 dam components would resolve the problems.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 27th, 2012
Richland and Wilkin Joint Powers Authority say NO to Fargo’s economic “dead zone” in what was, prior to this project, a vibrant, rural economic growth area.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 20th, 2012
Commissioner Vanyo, chairman of the FM Diversion Authority, is driving hard to eliminate 25 percent of the Kindred School’s tax base – permanently.
Continue ReadingSid Berg’s Second Calling
Hey, Hey Ho! The Dam Has Got To Go! $500 dollars…going once…going twice…
Continue ReadingMNDak Makes “dent” at Big Iron
Pat Otto, Karen Grimm, Gene Grimm, Joel Noreen, Sid Berg, Allen Swenson, John Carlson and Marcus Larson volunteered to represent MNDak Upstream Coalition and the Richland Wilkin JPA during Big Iron September 11th thru 13th. The booth offered straight forward information, insights and impacts of the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion. A real “eye […]
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 13th, 2012
So why does Fargo insist on a Dam and 54,000 acre reservoir? Fargo leaders want flood protection that will promote Fargo’s future growth at the expense of their neighbors.
Continue ReadingDefending Richland and Wilkin counties September 6th, 2012
I have a “Stop the Fargo Dam” sticker on the back of my car. The other night I was loading my vehicle, when a couple of 30-somethings walked by discussing my sticker. The first commented he hadn’t heard of a Fargo dam. The second said there really wasn’t a dam, it was just confusion over the diversion project.
Continue ReadingOxbow, ND Unanimous in Opposition to Dam Joins JPA Challenge
The Oxbow City Council reaffirms its strong opposition to the dam and water storage reservoir and expresses its strong support for the objectives and purposes of the Richland/Wilkin Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”), and pledges its pro-active participation and financial commitment to the JPA.
Continue ReadingFargo’s Idea of Protection
Fargo’s greatest threat is not the Richland Wilkin JPA. It’s Fargo and Cass County leaders, the Diversion Authority and the Corps driving future development, into a natural flood plain buffer, for an elite group of land developers.
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