In the process of acquiring land for the FM Area Diversion project, the Metro Flood Diversion Authority also acquired additional acreage at the request of the landowners. The Property Rights Acquisition Plan provides initial guidance on the disposal process for Excess Lands. Further guidance on the process can be found in the MFDA board-approved Excess Lands Policy. The policy states MFDA member entities will have the first opportunity to purchase excess lands. If not, it’s offered to the original seller first and, if unwanted, to the neighboring property owners. If at that time the land is still available, it will be made available via a public land sale.
Any parcels labeled as excess land will be listed here upon their approval by the MFDA Board. These parcels do not include any structures, and some land has restrictions, such as a flowage easement, that will limit how the land can be used.
Once a parcel is made available for public sale, it will be noted in the status for that parcel. To request to purchase, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
Property Taxes: $552.41 (2023) for the entire parcel from which this remnant was taken
Restrictions: Temporary construction easement
Purchase Status: Offered to member entity
Price Per Acre: $8,500
This parcel remnant lies immediately east of I-29, south of the Wild Rice River. A strip of the land will be needed for a temporary construction easement to build portion SE-3 of the southern embankment. It has been leased for farming since 2020.
Property Taxes: $2,328.74 (2023) for both OIN 9741Y and OIN 9741N
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Offered to member entity
Price Per Acre: $8,500
This parcel remnant off of 38th St. W. has been leased for farming since 2023. It is outside the FM Area Diversion project work limits and will not be needed for the diversion’s construction or operation.
Property Taxes: $1,176.36 (2021)
Restrictions: Flowage Easement
Purchase Status: Available for public sale
Price Per Acre: $4,500
This parcel is off of 50th St SE in the Upstream Mitigation Area associated with the FM Area Diversion project. It is a former residential property that has had all structures removed from the property. It is not impacted by construction of the FM Area Diversion project.
Property Taxes: $1,041.99 (2022)
Restrictions: Flowage Easement
Purchase Status: Available for public sale
Price Per Acre: $4,500
This parcel is in the NW corner of the intersection of Cass County Hwy 17 and 50th Street SE and is in the Upstream Mitigation Area. The former structures on this parcel have been removed. The parcel is not impacted by construction of the FM Area Diversion project.
Property Taxes: Unknown
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Offered and accepted by prior landowner
Price Per Acre: $4,500
This parcel is immediately adjacent to and north of the Southern Embankment Reach 1 (SE-1) component of the FM Area Diversion project. It is just east of 169th Ave SE, but is not accessible directly from 169th Ave SE. It is not currently being leased and is predominantly wooded.
Property Taxes: $0 (2022)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Offered and accepted by member entity
Price Per Acre: $9,667
These parcels are adjacent to the stormwater diversion channel, just north of 52nd Ave W in Cass County, North Dakota. They are remnant pieces of these larger parcels acquired for the project. These are outside of the work limits and not needed for the construction or operation of the FM Area Diversion project. The parcels are being leased as farmland in 2023 for $150/acre.
Property Taxes: $0 (2022)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Sold to prior owner
These parcels are small strips along an existing county road. OIN 5024Y is 4.04 acres, OIN 5214Y is 1.65 acres, and OIN 5278Y is 1.6 acres. The parcels are associated with an active farmland lease for the 2023 farming season. Leases have been offered to the owners that retained the larger part of these three parcels.
Property Taxes: $0 (2022)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Available for public sale
These parcels are small strips along an existing county road. OIN 5024Y is 4.04 acres, OIN 5214Y is 1.65 acres, and OIN 5278Y is 1.6 acres. The parcels are associated with an active farmland lease for the 2023 farming season. Leases have been offered to the owners that retained the larger part of these three parcels.
Property Taxes: $0 (2022)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Sold to prior owner
These parcels are small strips along an existing county road. OIN 5024Y is 4.04 acres, OIN 5214Y is 1.65 acres, and OIN 5278Y is 1.6 acres. The parcels are associated with an active farmland lease for the 2023 farming season. Leases have been offered to the owners that retained the larger part of these three parcels.
Property Taxes: $3,779 (2022)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Offered to member entities
The southern portion of this parcel is tillable farmland and the northern portion is pastureland that has been leased as pastureland. For 2023, the southern portion of OIN 507Y is leased for farming at $150 per acre and the northern portion is leased as pastureland for $20 per acre. This rate is lower than standard leases due to the broken water well on the property, which will cost approximately $11,000 to replace.
Property Taxes: $1,343.69 (2021)
Restrictions: Flowage Easement
Purchase Status: Available for public sale
Price Per Acre: $4,500
Parcel is along the east side of Cass County Highway 17 between 49th Street SE and 50th Street SE. The parcel is in Zone 1 of the Upstream Mitigation Area and the sale will require a flowage easement on the parcel to ensure no further development, although the land can be farmed or leased. The former structures on this parcel have been removed.
Property Taxes: $610 (2023)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Offered to adjacent property owner
Price Per Acre: $9,900
Property Taxes: $0 (2023)
Restrictions: Flowage Easement
Purchase Status: Offered to adjacent property owner
Price Per Acre: $5,000
Property Taxes: $2,103.95 (2023)
Restrictions: Flowage Easement
Purchase Status: Offered to adjacent property owner
Price Per Acre: $5,000
Property Taxes: $0 (2023)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Sale pending
Price Per Square Foot: $0.50
Property Taxes: $0 (2023)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Sale pending
Price Per Square Foot: $0.50
Property Taxes: $0 (2023)
Restrictions: None
Purchase Status: Sale pending
Price Per Square Foot: $0.50
Property Taxes: $2,419.95 (2023)
Restrictions: Flowage easement
Purchase Status: Offered to member entities
Price Per Acre: $5,500
Download Board Memo and Legal Description
This parcel is north of Cass County Road 18 (52nd Street S.E.), about 1 mile west of I-29. The new owner will need to seek access easement from neighboring property owner or seek approval from the County to install a new field approach.
Interested in a parcel? Email us at info@fmdiversion.gov