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This is a rendering of the inlet structure near Horace, N.D., looking downstream from the dam on the Red River that will be part of the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. Special to The Forum
BARNESVILLE, Minn. A settlement agreement that will end lawsuits and issue permits related to the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project was signed Monday, Oct. 26, paving the way for the $2.75 billion project to proceed.
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, chairman of the Metro Diversion Authority, called the agreement between the authority and upstream opponents to the diversion monumental.
He said judicial and legislative leaders in both North Dakota and Minnesota urged the two sides to find common ground in order to move forward with flood protection for the Fargo-Moorhead area, and that’s what the agreement does.