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Sandbag Pallet Cleanup (From Dave Helland)
Some excerpts from an e-mail I received from Dave Helland our City of Fargo contact.
Shannon
I will be checking to see when we can start having stored sandbags and the center of the cul-de-sacs cleaned up. I am sure the City of Fargo will start with some of these clean up issues as soon as they can. I will stay in touch with you if you can pass along information as I receive it from the City of Fargo.
Remember that we will need to keep all of the protection in place until we have the second crest.
If there are any questions or concerns I can help the neighborhood with, please let me know.
Team work is certainly stronger than individuals and I commend the Timberline neighborhood for the great team effort in this flood fight, you should all be very proud of what your neighborhood has accomplished!
Thank you,
Dave Helland
3.5 Million Sandbags Visualization
There is a very good illustration of how many sandbags were used in the 2009 Fargo Flood at http://blog.concept3d.com/?p=433 … very good illustrations!
Lost & Found
There is more than pallets of sandbags left in our garages and yards! There are tools, clothing and various other items left around the neighborhood that need to be returned to their owners. We plan to have a centralized location where all “lost” items can be placed for their rightful owners to find them. Once a location is found, we will post it on the blog for everyone to take/find the lost items. In the meantime, please keep any items you have found in your yard/house in a secure location.
Thanks!
Michael
Pallet Removal from Garages
Over the course of the next few days several of the guys in the neighborhood will be moving the pallets of sandbags out of the garages using a skid steer with rubber tracks. They will be moving the pallets to the boulevard until we receive further information.
If you have sandbags they will need to have access into your garages. Please provide me with exactly what type of access they will have. Such as leaving side service door open, somebody will be home to let them in or providing a garage code.
Thanks!
Shannon Neustel
793-2823
Daily Show Story About CNN/Fargo Flood
Here is a good clip on the Daily Show about CNN’s coverage of the Fargo Flood: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=220617&title=cnn-stop-the-press
More Pictures from Mike Pajala
Update for Pump and Dike Watchers
The pump and dike watchers should not have to go out to night. We each need to watch our dikes some as long as there is water against them. Keep an eye on any pump requirements by your house, but I doubt any pumping will be needed. (Maybe Neustel and Mahoney) I do expect a second crest but it will be a while. How high is yet to be determined by the weather service. Way too many variables yet.
Roger L. Fenstad, PE
Chairman
moore engineering, inc.
925 10th Ave. E.
West Fargo, ND 58078
Phone: (701) 282-4692
Fax: (701) 282-4530
More Good Pictures from Dave Noah
Here are some pictures of Timberline, Island Park and the Downtown area, as well as the Oxbow area.
Dave Noah
Pictures of Flood
Here is a good set of pictures of the 2009 Flood from MSNBC. We are creating an account with a different company for everyone to post their own pictures soon of the flood! Feel free to post pictures as a post or a reply to this posting also!
Great Job! (From Roger Fenstad)
To: Timberline & Fox Run Residents
Great Job! We survived the first battle and things are going well. Water is going down and we are pumping less, but please don’t get complacent. We need to still set-up teams to monitor pumps and watch dikes.
Please keep up the great work. As people start returning to work we still need to monitor every day until water is at 37.5′. Please make sure we are covered.
If you loaned out your shovels and ladders for sandbagging, please pick them up before the snow comes. There are some in the Regan cul de sac (4336 Timberline Drive) and the Engkjer cul de sac (4114 Timberline Drive).
A message from Roger Fenstad/Moore Engineering/Timberline Resident
32nd Contingency Dike Update – Being Closed Off Today
As you probably have seen, a 3 foot contingency clay dike is being made on 32nd Street. We have just learned this morning that the contingency dike is going to be closed off today, but there will be a ramp on the south end (covered with crushed concrete) for vehicles to leave. If you have a vehicle that has very low clearance, you will want to remove that vehicle immediately this morning. Most vehicles (cars, SUVs, etc.) should be able to drive over the ramp with no problem.
Remember, this contingency dike has been planned for quite some time and should NOT be interpreted that our dike surrounding Timberline is weak. We are still very confident in our dike particularly with the current water levels.
More news will be posted as learned.
Video and Pics of 2009 Fargo Flood
There is a very good video of the 2009 Fargo Flood at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdxtwROYTgE
Attached are pictures of the 2009 Fargo Flood also. If you have any good pictures of the flood, please submit to the blog for posting.
Timberline Dike Holding Strong
The Timberline dike was built to a strong 43+ feet and with the water cresting at 41 feet is holding very strong (this has been confirmed by Roger Fenstad and Dave Helland from the City). There is some seepage around the HESCO barriers but that is normal and sump pumps are handling most of the flow. Some areas are requiring some smaller gas pumps, but again this is expected with any dike system.
The dike and pumps are being monitored by several teams of people throughout the neighborhood. As of this posting (1:59 am), all reports by the inspecting parties are 100% positive with no change to the physical state of the dike. Considering that the water level will be high for up to 5+ days, we will diligently monitor everything to ensure the safety of the residents of Timberline (and Fox Run).
No meetings are planned for Sunday at this time in view of the positive news on water levels and the state of the dike. If anything changes, notifications will be sent out to residents.
I believe tonight will be the first full night of sleep for everyone. If you haven’t had any sleep … get some as you deserve it!
Mobilizing again on Friday, March 27th Time TBA
We are trying to come up with an exact plan of action for today. Right now we have determined that we will be topping off the dike the best we can. As of a time that is up in the air as we don’t know what type of supplies we can get – it might be sandbags or it might be that we will have to make our own. I don’t have a time to put out there regarding “calling up volunteers” as it all hinges on when exactly we get sand/sandbags. I should know more information tomorrow and will be sending an e-mail as soon as I know.
We will also need a “sump pump” crew. If you have sump pumps/buckets/extension cords we will need to be setting those up in some of the areas that are experiencing seepage. Regarding breaches on the levy the number to call the city is 241-1545. Please realize that there will be some seepage along the prefab wall – that is expected.
Thanks,
Shannon Neustel
701-793-2823
MEETING TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 6PM
Neighborhood meeting at Ken & LuAnn Regan’s House (4336 Timberline Drive) has been changed to 6pm.
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