Marcus Larson: Fargo Diversion Authority Doubling Down on a Bad Gamble
State and local taxpayers recently purchased $50,000,000.00 worth of upscale properties in Oxbow, ND, a small town 15 mile south...
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Craig Hertsgaard: Fargo Flood Diversion Authority May Have Hit A Brick Wall In Permitting Process
Used with permission of the artist The St. Paul Army Corps and the Fargo Diversion Authority (DA) say they don’t...
Why Is The Mayor Of Oxbow Getting Almost 200 Percent Of His Property Value For A Flood Diversion Buyout?
Recently Rich Mattern, the Mayor of West Fargo, vented some spleen at Governor Jack Dalrymple and the Legislature over their...
Craig Hertsgaard: The Dead Aren't Worth It
The Army Corps says the cost to protect the graves of those buried in cemeteries upstream of the diversion project...
Fargo's Special Assessment Vote Was A Farce
The preliminary results for Fargo's special assessment vote are in and nobody should be shocked that, in a vote where...
Marcus Larson: ND Senators Refuse To Protect Sanctity Of Cemeteries
This post appeared originally on FMDam.org One of the first memories I have from my childhood relating to a cemetery...
Fargo Legislators Worried About Fargo Flood Control Language In The Party Platform
In their final act of a long convention day that saw restless delegates sit through a series of nominations for...
Aaland Column: Diversion Alternative Puts Flood Protection Above Special Interests
Two weeks ago the Mndak Upstream Coalition detailed an alternative to Fargo’s diversion plan that would put Fargo first and...
Guest Post: Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project Is A Disaster
Having experienced many of the various cultures here in the United States, there is one aspect of North Dakota and...
Were Fargo Flood Projections Exaggerated To Bully Legislature Into Approving Diversion Funds?
Fargo-area leaders were quick to cite the projections for a "flood of record" during the debate in the state legislature...
