Today's meeting aimed at gathering input by Fargo-Moorhead area residents for possible permanent flood protection can be heard live on Inforum.
The Forum's Web site will provide live broadcast of the meeting, which starts at 3 p.m. Listen to the meeting live by clicking the player at the bottom of this article.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group is gathering input as part of its process of selecting permanent flood protection for the Fargo-Moorhead metro area.
The meeting will be held in Centennial Hall of the Civic Memorial Auditorium, 207 4th St. N., Fargo.
Two diversions of the Red River through Minnesota, and one diversion in North Dakota, are being weighed for costs and benefits.
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The smaller of the Minnesota diversions is seen as the nation's best deal for the dollar. It provides 100-year flood protection.
The other two diversions move nearly twice as much water and have much higher price tags, but offer 500-year flood protection.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials have said a locally preferred plan must be chosen by April 15 to have the project considered by Congress in December.
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