Fargo Flood Control
Southside FloodProtection
Landowner Meeting, Chrisan WestSeptember 15, 2008
1997 Spring Flood – South of Fargo
Cass
Co H
wy 81
25th Street SouthInterstate 29
Rose Coulee
Wild Rice River
Red River
Fargo Moorhead
Frontier
Wild Rice LeveeAlternative with
Channel Extensions& Recoverable
Storage
Southside Flood
Control
Southside Flood Control
Existing 100 & 500
YearFloodplain
s
Preliminary 100 & 500
YearFloodplains
Basic ProtectionChrisan West
Project Cost: $1.4 Million
Option 1: FEMA Protection – Levee West of Cass County Highway 81
Chrisan West
Project Cost: $1.6 Million
Option 2: FEMA Protection – Raise Cass County Highway 81
Chrisan West
Project Cost: $3.2 Million
Base Option Option 1 Option 2
$1.4 Million $1.6 Million $3.2 MillionIncrease over Base Option $0 $0.2 Million $1.8 Million
1 0 0
0 17 17
$0 $2,477,200 $2,477,200
Number of Homes Acquired
Number of Homes Protected
Property Protected (Assessed Value)
Southside Flood Control ProjectChrisan West
Total Cost of Option
Chrisan West – Resident Feedback
Chrisan West – Resident Feedback
Option No Project Base Option Option 1 Option 2Average Ranking* 4.00 3.30 1.33 2.60
* Ranking is on a scale of 1 to 4 (1-Most Favorable; 4-Least Favorable)12 surveys returned out of 18 mailed
Survey Results - Chrisan West
Technical Committee Preferred Option: FEMA Protection – Levee West of Cass County
Highway 81
Chrisan West
Chrisan West – Concerns Raised
• Snow Removal• Parking• Interior Drainage• City utilities under frontage road• Frontage road paving (desire to have paved road)• Disruption to trees/landscaping• Property value reduction (with levee in front)• Annexation• Existing drainage west of homes
SE Cass WRD - Preliminary Assessment Analysis Residential Property - Total Amount Assessed
Parcel Area in Acres Parcel 0.50 1.00 2.00 5.00Value 125' X 175' 200' X 215' 275' X 315' 400' X 545'
$100,000 $2,653 $4,182 $5,756 $6,023$150,000 $3,024 $4,553 $6,127 $6,394$200,000 $3,395 $4,924 $6,498 $6,765$350,000 $4,508 $6,037 $7,610 $7,877$500,000 $5,620 $7,149 $8,723 $8,990$750,000 $7,475 $9,004 $10,577 $10,844
Total Number of Residential Parcels 9,033
SE Cass WRD - Preliminary Assessment Analysis Residential Property - Average Annual Payment
Parcel Area in Acres Parcel 0.50 1.00 2.00 5.00Value 125' X 175' 200' X 215' 275' X 315' 400' X 545'
$100,000 $218 $343 $472 $494$150,000 $248 $373 $502 $524$200,000 $278 $404 $533 $555$350,000 $370 $495 $624 $646$500,000 $461 $586 $715 $737$750,000 $613 $738 $867 $889
Assumed a 25 Year Payment Schedule at 6.50% Interest
Project ScheduleDevelopment of options east of University Drive April-June 2008
City Commission Selection of preferred base alternative
July 14, 2008
Public input meetings April 15 - September 2008
Environmental Assessment July – December 2008
Consultant Selection July - December 2008
Begin Design December 2008
CLOMR Submittal July – December 2008
CLOMR Approval March 2009
ROW Acquisitions October 2008 – October 2009
Permitting September 2008 – April 2009
Special Assessment District September – December 2008
Begin Construction June 2009
Functional Completion March 2011
Final Completion July 2012
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