GovLab’s mission is to improve people’s lives by changing the way we govern. And in one of there recent articles, they key on the critical need for citizen input in developing the design of applications and solutions. The quote below was in direct reference to the design of a digital time-saving application, but it rings
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At Wednesday’s regularly scheduled Public Works Committee meeting, Alderman Straight — responding to public comment — brought forward a proposal to amend the Phase 1 flood protection design plans to add a pedestrian opening into the wet-side green-way area at Main Street, near to the Ann Street Bridge. The discussion on the issue went on for
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Fargo’s flood protection plan is officially headed to court. Opponents of the plan have asked a judge to stop the project because it lacks permits from agencies on the Minnesota side of the border. Commentary: In Minot, we should count ourselves lucky the plan that’s been proposed is basin-wide. That fact is the probable reason
Read & Share sourced from: Minnesota Public RadioGrand Forks is almost 20 years removed from the flood that decimated the City. Permanent flood protection has been in place now for many years, but in looking back on the event, officials are reminding citizens they do not have flood prevention. In Grand Forks, they have reduced flood risk, but they haven’t eliminated it.
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What’s the value in an old steel and wood bridge built only for people? It’s a question we in Minot will soon confront. The Ann Street Bridge, which is also referred to as the Saint Ann’s Bridge, is the rickety-looking structure that takes off from the foot of Main Street and 4th Avenue North. It
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Here in Minot, we’re having our own discussion about to do with the Souris River. Should we wall ourselves off from it forever, or should we try and recapture some aspects of it as a natural resource? This article out of Idaho is remarkable because you change out the name of the city and the
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Part of the City of Minot’s flood protection efforts requires we bring our existing levees up to code. And one step in that process is examining all the storm sewer outfalls that pass through the levees and into the river by video. It’s all part of the System Wide Improvment Framework, and this portion process
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT NewsThe Assiniboine River Basin Initiative held their annual meeting in Minot last week. The following article comes from a Canadian media source about the efforts on both sides of the border to make the basin more resilient to flooding.
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The unseasonably warm weather this fall has us all grateful and hoping not to jinx it, but winter will come. It’s easy to forget that take place next spring, are likely being set-up right now. 20 years ago, a November blizzard heralded a tough winter that led to an epic flood season in the Red
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The Corp has two different activities going on with respect to our local flood protection. First, they are conducting their feasibility study; they were in town last month to hear public comment. But they’re also doing an environmental review on the entire Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project. And they want you to comment on
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The Souris River basin originates in Saskatchewan, dips into North Dakota and returns to Manitoba where it joins the Assiniboine River. And it’s all part of a larger global system that will be impacted by climate change. That was the message of Bob Sandford, EPCOR chairman for Water and Climate Security with the United Nations University
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There was strong opposition in the rural reaches of Cass County but on the heels of city residents concerned with rising flood insurance costs, Fargo residents approved extending sales taxes well into the future. The measure required a 60% supermajority to pass, it got 66%, and it approved extending 1.5 cents of sales tax divided between
Read & Share sourced from: InForumThe City of Cedar Rapids Iowa flooded in 2008, three years before Minot, and they too are lobbying politicians to secure Federal funding. The efforts include telling their story to any and everyone who will listen, including Republican House Whip, Steve Scalise from Louisiana.
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Six million dollars in unused flood recovery money intended for buyouts and allocated from the State Water Commission to Ward County will likely be spent within the City of Minot. The County Commission voted Tuesday to allow spending of those dollars within the City with the provision that they remain in the loop and provide
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The Corps of Engineers was in Minot last week to gather feedback on what they should be considering as study whether the Federal Government should be a participant in our flood protection efforts. The study is expected to take until 2019. If successful, we may see a federal appropriation in the years following. KMOT has
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT NewsCedar Rapids flooded in 2008 — three years before Minot. They’re recovery and flood protection efforts can serve as a yardstick as Minot’s recovery progresses. Of most note in this story, the challenges we’ll face when it comes to congressional authorizations and budget allocations. This is years away for Minot.
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