Hmmmm...$2B for Fargo-floodway?!??!
11 years ago
Surprisingly, the Senate today voted 83-14 FOR the authorization of a nearly $2 BILLION floodway around Fargo!!!
That surprised me...ESPECIALLY by the vote margin.
Winnipeg, MB has had a massive floodway around them for MANY years. Some of Winnipeg wouldn't be there without that giant ditch!!
Grand Forks, ND received some hefty Federal monies after their disastrous 1997 levee breaks. They built some massive/permanent dikeways, & had to rebuild some parts of town. Now, GF is fairly-well protected for high river levels.
Fargo took some hits in that flood, but survived...mainly due to INSANE amounts of sandbagging and earth-moving equipment!! Surprisingly, our 2009 flood broke the ALL-TIME crest record, when the "Red-River of the North" hit 40.82'. The 1997 crest was "only" 38.5', but many changes have happened since then....vulnerable home removal, diking within the City, etc.
If you're interested, check the link/video below...
Faron
Here is a link that might be useful: Fargo flood funding hopes...?!
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