SPRING FLOODING 2009
Sertoma Freedom Bridge swamped
By Patrick Springer , June 23, 2009
FEMA aid in ND reaches $48.3 million
Federal aid in housing grants, disaster loans and direct federal assistance mission assignments now stands at $48.3 million in North Dakota.By Forum staff reports , June 16, 2009
MPS customers may get break on utility bills
Flood victims get considerationThe Moorhead Public Service Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to offer customers a break if their utility bills swelled because of spring flooding.
By Dave Olson , May 27, 2009
Fargo votes for buyout program
51 flood-prone homes, two lots fall under planFargo is laying plans to buy 51 flood-prone homes and two vacant lots to improve the city’s line of protection against future Red River flooding. The City Commission voted 5-0 on Monday to have staff pursue a voluntary buyout program.
By Helmut Schmidt , May 19, 2009
Moorhead sets priorities for flood buyouts
The Moorhead City Council on Monday established a priority system for deciding which homes will be first in line for flood buyouts.By Dave Olson , May 12, 2009
Setting lends to historic nature of flood meeting
WASHINGTON – Diane Ista emerged in her bright yellow jacket from the Senate Appropriations Committee Room and started snapping photos of the ornately decorated hallway in the U.S. Capitol.By Mike Nowatzki , May 06, 2009
Conrad hopes for progress on flood protection
Getting permanent flood protection in the Red River basin will be a marathon, the sort of complex project that could take decades to complete. So today’s first-of-its-kind gathering of local, state and federal officials on Capitol Hill to talk flood protection is just a step along the way.By Dave Roepke , May 05, 2009
Mayor calls Miller time with ‘Dennis Dollars’ beer tickets
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , May 05, 2009
Fargo approves ballot language for tax vote
The Fargo City Commission voted 5-0 on Monday to approve a resolution and ballot measure that – if it passes muster with voters – would add a half-cent to the city’s sales tax to help pay for permanent flood protection measures.By Helmut Schmidt , April 28, 2009
Sandbag removal under way
Contract awarded to Minnesota companyIt doesn’t appear Fargo students will be needed to help clean up sandbags. A Middle River, Minn., company moved into Fargo on Monday morning to start removing sandbags.
April 28, 2009
Corps not keen on area cities keeping dikes
Fargo and other area cities hope to keep some of their temporary levees, to the chagrin of the federal agency that built them.By Dave Roepke , April 28, 2009
Dike removal to start soon in Moorhead
Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger said Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to sign contracts soon that will launch dike removal work.By forum staff reports , April 28, 2009
Local contractors upset levee removal work goes to Minnesota firm
By By Dave Roepke and Mike Nowatzki / Forum staff writers , April 24, 2009
Call FEMA now, but some flood repairs need drying time
By Dave Olson , April 20, 2009
Lisbon patches dike; rural areas swamped
LISBON, N.D. – The clay levee keeping the Sheyenne River from spilling into Rob Hicks’ backyard developed a crack big enough to require evacuations here on Thursday morning.
By Dave Roepke , April 17, 2009
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