Flood Control: Diversion--ND or MN?

[TheBisonator]

I think you have your decimal point in the wrong place

It's a lot closer to $2million/mile. So that would be $200m plus acquisition costs and the ditch cost which would share the ROW with the interstate.
One of the roads should be labeled I-129 and the other I-329 N/S are odd #'s

Sub-Interstates that loop around a city all start with an even digit. Hence 694/494 in the Cities, cause it's a loop. 394 is a spur, so it starts with an odd number.

I picked 429, because it was available. There's a 294 in Chicago, 229 in Soo Foo, 494 and 694 are taken already, and I think Kansas City has a 629, though I'm not sure.

[unbison]

If they say 1.78 billion after adding hcikson bakke addition and oxbow into the buyouts fornthe diversion it's gonna end up being 4 billion!
One question I'd have and maybe it's been addressed is what happens to kindred schooled district that has to be a big part of there tax base?

[tjbison]

If they say 1.78 billion after adding hcikson bakke addition and oxbow into the buyouts fornthe diversion it's gonna end up being 4 billion!
One question I'd have and maybe it's been addressed is what happens to kindred schooled district that has to be a big part of there tax base?

Hows the Dike work going??? been out of town for several weeks you guys staying busy?

[unbison]

Tbagging the north end

[phpguru]

Sub-Interstates that loop around a city all start with an even digit. Hence 694/494 in the Cities, cause it's a loop. 394 is a spur, so it starts with an odd number.

I picked 429, because it was available. There's a 294 in Chicago, 229 in Soo Foo, 494 and 694 are taken already, and I think Kansas City has a 629, though I'm not sure.

Keep in mind, as long as it's in another state, you are allowed to reuse interstate loop/spur numbers... so we could, in essence have a 494 in Fargo.

Though, I'm actually thinking we should just combine the numbers 29 and 94 and just call it 294.

[stevdock]

Some of you that are smarter than me, please explain how it makes sense to spend 1.8 billion or whatever it is on a diversion when the city of Fargo plans to protect the entire city to 42.5 feet for 109 million??

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/320024/

Yes it would protect people outside of town from current flooding issues, and it would protect Fargo from overland flooding, but if the city can be protected for a fraction of the cost, then this diversion needs to be dropped IMMEDIATELY.

[ISXBISON]

Some of you that are smarter than me, please explain how it makes sense to spend 1.8 billion or whatever it is on a diversion when the city of Fargo plans to protect the entire city to 42.5 feet for 109 million??

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/320024/

Yes it would protect people outside of town from current flooding issues, and it would protect Fargo from overland flooding, but if the city can be protected for a fraction of the cost, then this diversion needs to be dropped IMMEDIATELY.

I believe they are moving forward with the thoughts of the diversion possibly not happening.

[roadwarrior]

The smaller projects going on currently in Fargo to the 42.5 level won't protect the city against the mega flood that the diversion would. Even if the diversion happens (which is a long shot IMO), it will take a long time to construct. With the current wet weather cycle, I'm glad the city isn't just sitting back and waiting to see if the diversion is going to happen or not.

[Bison bison]

I'm just glad that I get to pay the same amount or more than Fargo property owners for their protection due to the sales tax levy.

Fargo is such lame-ass town, can't even pay its own way.

[tony]

I'm just glad that I get to pay the same amount or more than Fargo property owners for their protection due to the sales tax levy.

Fargo is such lame-ass town, can't even pay its own way.

Or you could argue that the thousands of people who live outside Fargo but work there aren't paying their way.

I doubt that a diversion will ever get built because it is too damn expensive so you don't have to worry... unless those dikes fail.