The group wants to see a balance of natural and human recreational spaces in the park, with no removal of healthy trees. They also believe flooding issues can be addressed by raising the existing asphalt loop road with cement, and they don’t want a new parking lot near the main shelter.
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Keeping his feet warm with three pairs of socks, Mike Graalum, a friend of Taggart’s and fellow organizer of Defend Lindenwood Park, said the park district never solicited input from the public about the project.
“And if they don’t there will be people in trees and there will be chaos in three months,” Graalum said. Many people involved in opposing the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota are also critical of the Fargo Park Board’s plan for Lindenwood and say they will come to defend the trees, Graalum said.
Frequently flooded road in Fargo s Lindenwood Park to be raised
The project will lift the road above many of the minor flood level to allow Fargo residents to use it for more of the year. 6:00 am, Dec. 11, 2020 ×
The Fargo Park District is planning to move this stretch of Roger Maris Drive that runs along the Red River at Lindenwood Park to higher level. The bumpy stretch that runs along the river would remain open to bikers and pedestrians, as well as vehicles in the winter months when the roadway is more stable. David Samson / The Forum
FARGO For decades, the Red River has inundated the loop road in south Fargo s Lindenwood Park whenever the water reaches the minor flood stage of 18.5 feet, but plans to rebuild the road next year aim to change that.