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<br /> <br /> <br /> Cass County <br /> Joint Water <br /> Resource <br /> District <br /> <br /> <br /> Rodger Olson <br /> Chairman <br /> Leonard, North Dakota <br /> <br /> Ken Lougheed <br /> Manager <br /> Gardner, North Dakota <br /> <br /> Keith Weston <br /> Manager <br /> Fargo, North Dakota <br /> <br /> Jacob Gust <br /> Manager <br /> Fargo, North Dakota <br /> <br />Rick Steen <br />Manager <br />Fargo, North Dakota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Carol Harbeke Lewis <br />Secretary-Treasurer <br /> <br />1201 Main Avenue West <br />West Fargo, ND 58078-1301 <br /> <br />701-298-2381 <br />FAX 701-298-2397 <br />wrd@casscountynd.gov <br />casscountynd.gov <br />SENT VIA EMAIL <br />March 3, 2023 <br /> Chad Peterson Chairman <br />Cass County Commission P.O. Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 <br />Dear Chairman Peterson: <br /> RE: Rush River – Amenia Flood Control Final Design Cass County, North Dakota <br /> <br />The Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD) respectfully requests cost-share for the final design efforts of the Rush River - Amenia Flood Control Project located in and around the City of Amenia. <br />The Rush River Regional Conservation Partnership Program watershed planning process was completed and the watershed plan was approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The final plan resulted in a flood control project to remove the City of Amenia from the 100-year flood plain as the preferred alternative. With the final plan approved, the project has moved forward into final <br />design. This cost-share request is for final design services including hydrology and hydraulic analysis, geotechnical analysis and preparation of final plans and specifications for the flood control project to remove the City of Amenia from the floodplain. Additionally, the CCJWRD has spent a considerable amount of time <br />meeting with impacted property owners. The property owners have made requests <br />to modify the alignment. These alignment changes will require updates to the watershed plan to keep that document consistent with the documents prepared during the final design. <br /> <br />The total cost for the design and plan updates is $675,000. CCJWRD has successfully secured $480,000 in funding from the NRCS and $97,500 from the North Dakota State Water Commission. CCJWRD respectfully requests Cass County Flood Sales Tax Committee cost-share in the amount of $87,750, which <br />represents 90% of the total local cost for the final design. Included with this letter is the Application for Funding and project map. <br /> If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or our project engineer, <br />Kurt Lysne, Moore Engineering, Inc., at 701-499-5856. Thank you. <br /> Sincerely, <br />CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT <br /> Carol Harbeke Lewis <br />Secretary-Treasurer <br /> Enclosures