The temperature in the Perkett gym at Tuesday’s flood protection design open house was hot — literally. Figuratively, the atmosphere hung with anger, apathy, and desperation. If you caught the Minot Voice coverage yesterday, you got the matter-of-fact version of the night. The engineering teams that are moving our long-term flood protection forward needed to
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The Souris River gauge at Sherwood is in jeopardy because of erosion. Discussion about what to do about is taking place. Commentary: Minot should find a way to contribute to saving this station and the 80 years of data we’ve collected from it.
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Members of the Souris River Joint Board and engineers from Ackerman Estvold and Bar Engineering held a public input meeting at Perkett School last night. The design work for Minot’s west-side flood protection is ~30% complete; this meeting was intended to present the progress and gather public feedback. Here are the important points: This meeting
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It will be a long time before flooding isn’t in the Minot news towards the end of June, but this year there were a few more reasons than simply the time of year. The four-year anniversary was marked by a couple stories you should know about. First of all, the Souris River Joint Board met
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A report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences recommends recognizing the flood risk reduction provided by non-accredited levees. If adopted, the changes might reduce large rate increases set to take effect in the coming years. Full story from the Times-Picayune.
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The International Souris River Board met Friday in Estevan. Jim Olson of KX News was there and has the coverage.
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Cedar Rapids flooded three years before Minot; it makes them a useful measuring stick. Their final flood protection plan has just been unveiled and is similar in scope to Minot’s. Of most interest might be the personnel structure that’s been implemented to move the process forward.
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The Corps of Engineers was in town the last two days helping city, county, and other agency officials identify the needs and steps required to put a flood emergency action plan in place. Jill Schramm from The Minot Daily has the story. This article requires a redirect through a Google search page.
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Residents of a Fargo apartment building have known for a year that they would be forced to relocate due to soil stability concerns resulting from construction of a floodwall, but as the deadline approaches, there are still residents who haven’t found new homes.
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— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $6,093,613 grant to the City of Minot to help build a floodwall and other infrastructure for Minot’s Water Treatment Plant to protect the plant and keep it functioning during a flood. The plant
Read & ShareKX News has three stories in their feed this morning on issues related to flood protection and water issues. Here’s the quick recap on each along with some read-between-the-lines commentary following. Water Project to Get Record Amount of State Funding The 2015 Legislative session and state budget resulted in record spending for water related projects
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Senator Hoeven’s office issued a news release highlighting some work he’s doing related to flood protection on behalf of Fargo, Minot, and LaMoure. Specifically, the legislation he’s working on has language that provides funding for flood protection related work. Read the full news release below. — Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — Senator John Hoeven
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Jill Schramm writing for The Minot Daily News provides an update on several aspects of local flood protection. You’ll need to access the story through a Google search page if you’re not an online subscriber.
Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily NewsIt was the summer of 2013 that Alberta experienced the worst natural disaster in Canadian history. And today, the political climate is hungry for long-term flood protection — to the point where they’re saying let’s go get the loan.
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— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — During a recent Senate hearing, Senator John Hoeven urged Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to help control the cost of flood insurance by working closely with local communities to ensure the agency’s flood plain mapping process considers ongoing efforts to build permanent flood protection. Hoeven
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During our first event in 2013, TEDxMinot welcomed Ryan Ackerman of Ackerman Estvold Engineering to share his role during and after the 2011 flood. Ryan’s talk delivers the facts of that momentous event, but also the elements that make us human—the raw emotions of loss. Such emotions emerge from a passion for the people and places
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