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REMINDER: Flood Meeting Tonight at 6 pm (Eagles Center)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 23
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Place: The Eagles Center, 3502 S. University Dr.
This meeting will be to discuss the clay levee construction for what we hope is our last flood fight in Timberline and other items related to this year’s flood fight.
Just a reminder that we just need to collect a few more right to enter forms and we will be good to proceed.
There have been a couple questions about the stakes from Houston Engineering – those that are the closest to your homes, from my understanding, are considered the extreme extent of the clear zone for trees when the final levee is built next summer. Certainly, existing trees that are close to these stakes will be looked at, closer to the permanent levee construction time next summer. Needless to say that if any trees are moved or new plantings, nothing should be placed past those stakes.
Please call with any questions and I will try to get them answered as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Dave Helland
701-241-1557
Sandbag Central Today at 4 pm
We plan to start making sandbags today around 4 pm at Sandbag Central (2301 8th Ave. N.). We plan to park at Lauerman’s 2 Saloon parking lot (2410 Great Northern Dr. N.) since they are no longer in business and we can just walk to Sandbag Central from there. We plan to leave Timberline around 3:45 pm. Contact Shannon at shannon @ neustel . com if you want to share a ride up there today. Also, you will need to complete the 2011 Flood Volunteer Waiver Form if you are going to volunteer.
Below is a map showing Lauerman’s 2 and Sandbag Central.
Timberline Making Sandbags on Monday 4 pm to 8 pm (@ Sandbag Central)
Tim Mahoney had a good suggestion that we should as a neighborhood make sandbags at Sandbag Central. They are shorthanded after 4 pm so Timberline is planning to make sandbags between the hours of 4 pm to 8 pm on Monday (2/21/11). If you can help, let Shannon know via e-mail (shannon @ neustel [dot] com) how many people will be coming since if we get more than 25 people helping they will pick us up directly from Timberline without having to go to one of the bus pickups. If we are able to get a bus directly to Timberline, we will post a notice here otherwise plan to be picked up at one of the bus stops.
Since we are fortunate to get a clay dike on the east side, we hope we can get a great turnout!
Timberline Meeting with City – Wednesday at 6 pm (Eagles Center) – From Dave Helland
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 23
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Place: The Eagles Center, 3502 S. University Dr.
This meeting will be to discuss the clay levee construction for what we hope is our last flood fight in Timberline and other items related to this year’s flood fight.
Just a reminder that we just need to collect a few more right to enter forms and we will be good to proceed.
There have been a couple questions about the stakes from Houston Engineering – those that are the closest to your homes, from my understanding, are considered the extreme extent of the clear zone for trees when the final levee is built next summer. Certainly, existing trees that are close to these stakes will be looked at, closer to the permanent levee construction time next summer. Needless to say that if any trees are moved or new plantings, nothing should be placed past those stakes.
Please call with any questions and I will try to get them answered as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Dave Helland
701-241-1557
Clay Dike on East Side of Timberline
COPIED FROM SHANNON
During the Tuesday, February 08, 2011 flood meeting the city presented a plan that would place a clay levee along the coulee (east side) in Timberline. This levee would be built to a flood protection level of 44 feet. Those residents that would be affected are those whose backyards border the creek.
Maps indicating the placement of these levees can be found at the links below.
In order for the city to implement this proposed plan, consent waivers need to be signed prior to any work being performed. The consent waivers can be found here 2011 Consent Form.
A neighborhood meeting with city representatives is going to be scheduled for one day next week. Once the date and location within the neighborhood are chosen I will send out a message. Consent forms can be turned in at this meeting.
Making 3 Million Sandbags Starts February 14, 2011
It is that time of year again. Starting on Valentine’s Day, the City of Fargo will start making sandbags with a goal of making 3 million bags. See http://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Engineering/FloodInformationCenter/Volunteer/ for more information.
Donations Needed for Sandbag Removal Costs
Because of the low turnout of volunteers this year, we had to rent two conveyors which will cost about $750 by the time we are done. Everyone’s donation will be appreciated regardless of the size ($25, $50, $100, $200). Please send your donation to Shannon who will work on getting everyone compensated. Any excess funds will be put into a neighborhood bank account to help with covering future costs (there is a plan to setup a neighborhood association – rumour is that Rick Rayl may be our First President).
Thanks!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Sandbag Removal Completed!
Sandbag removal is finally completed. While we didn’t have the quantity of volunteers we would have liked, the quality was outstanding as always! Thank you to everyone who helped even for just a few hours – it makes a big difference to the property owners and the neighborhood.
For those of you who chose not to help remove sandbags, you might want to do a lot of praying over Easter weekend to avoid ending up in the place down below. :-)
Good work everyone!
Sandbag Removal at 5:30 pm Today!
Hi Everyone,
First, if anyone is interested in starting to remove sandbags at 2 pm, please e-mail/call/text Shannon by 1 pm today. If we can get enough volunteers (e.g. 10) by 2 pm, we can start removing sandbags to get a head start.
Regardless, everyone will be meeting at the north cul de sac at 5:30 pm today (Wednesday) to finally finish the removal of all the sandbags! If we get a good turnout today (50+ volunteers), we will be able to get all of the sandbags removed (we only have about 200’ left to remove). If we do not get a good turnout today, sandbag removal will unfortunately have to continue for the next day (or worse, next couple of days). Let’s get all of our friends, neighbors, enemies, etc. out today to make one last strong effort to get this project done so we can start living our lives again!
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you tonight!
Sandbag Removal – Monday (5:30 – 8:30 pm)
I was unable to attend today, but Roger said there were approximately 50 volunteers today which is a healthy number! Sandbag removal continues on Monday at 5:30 pm (meet at the north cul de sac).
Sandbag Removal Time for Sunday at 1 pm
Sandbag removal for Sunday is scheduled for this Sunday (3/28/10) at 1 pm at the south side cul de sac. We only had 10 volunteers today and if we want to remove all of the sandbags from people’s yards we really need a lot more (100+ preferably). Whoever can make it out will be greatly appreciated byeveryone.
Sandbag Removal Continued in Timberline…Sunday at 1pm
Thank you to those that came out and helped remove sandbags today – there were about 10 people. Although today’s numbers were disappointing, we are hoping that tomorrow we have a better response. We simply cannot do much in respect to sandbag removal if we don’t have a good number of people.
We are meeting in the south cul de sac at 1pm tomorrow (Sunday). Bring as many people as possible.
Call or e-mail with any questions.
Thanks,
Shannon Neustel
Removing Sandbags Saturday at 11 am
We will be starting to remove sandbags off people’s property starting on the south side of Timberline today and working our way north. We are going to try to leave the sandbags that are on parkland for the City to remove, but we need to remove the sandbags off people’s property. If we can get 150-200 volunteers we can get the majority removed today (excluding what is on parkland). Hence, bring as many people with you as you can (e.g. friends, your kids, your kid’s friends, mother-in-laws, etc.).
We are starting at 11 am today (Saturday, 3/27/10). See you there!
Sandbag Levee Removal (from City of Fargo)
Below is a news release from the City of Fargo encouraging homeowners to begin sandbag removal as of March 26th (I guess this is better than asking us to build to 42′ with 3 rows of bags on top :-). I believe the general plan is to wait for the water on the bike path to drop low enough where skidsteers could drive upon and help remove the sandbags (easier and less damaging to go downhill toward the sidewalk than to go uphill through everyone’s yards). More information will be posted as to specific day(s)/time(s) to remove sandbags.
City of Fargo News Release
Contact: Mark Williams
Phone: 241-1474Sandbag Levee Removal
FARGO, N.D. (March 26, 2010) – The City of Fargo encourages homeowners to begin sandbag removal as of today, (Friday, March 26). Sandbags may be placed on the pavement adjacent to the curb for pickup. The City will begin pickup from the curb line next week.
If you need assistance for backyard sandbag removal, please visit www.cityoffargo.com for further information. Anticipated date to begin City assisted removal is April 19, 2010.
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A complete, updated list of Fargo street closures can be found at www.fargostreets.com
Neighborhood Cleanup Underway (From Dave Helland)
FARGO, N.D. (March 20, 2010) – Crews from the City of Fargo Street Department are in the process of cleaning up plastic, plywood and other debris from neighborhoods. Crews will also continue to remove unused sandbags and pallets from neighborhoods. Street sweepers have cleaned main truck routes and are now on standby to clean neighborhood streets which were used by flood trucks. Due to the water used in street sweepers, they cannot clean roads properly until temperatures reach 32 degrees. Crews will being sweeping as soon as the weather allows.
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