Cass County Joint Water Resource District Board Meeting – September 11, 2025

CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT MEETING
ORIGINATING AT THE CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
HERITAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
1201 MAIN AVENUE WEST
WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
8:30 A.M.

1. Call to order / note participants

2. Approval of agenda

3. Minutes – August 21 and 28, 2025

4. Public Comment

5. Metro Flood Diversion Project

a. Property owner negotiation / discussion
b. Acquisition Review
c. Executive Session for purposes of discussing contract negotiation strategies, ongoing litigation, and attorney consultation regarding the Metro Flood Diversion Project, and right of way and property acquisitions necessary to accommodate the Metro Flood Diversion Project, in accordance with N.D. Cent. Code §§ 44-04-19.1(2), (5), and (9), regarding the following matters and parties:
1. Cass County Joint Water Resource District v. Donald Robert Cossette, et al, Civ. No. 09-2022-CV-03614 (OIN 2361);
2. Cass County Joint Water Resource District v. Michael D. Brakke, Paul E. Brakke, et al, Civ. No. 09-2022-CV-03621 (OIN 1964);
3. Cass County Joint Water Resource District v. Stanley E. Anderson, Terri Rae Anderson, et al, Civ. No. 09-2022-CV-03612 (OINs 1896 and 2052); and
4. Cass County Joint Water Resource District v. Timothy J. Hanson, et al, Civ. No. 09-2023-CV-00445 (OIN 842).
d. FMD-Mapleton Resubdivision and FMD-Warren First Subdivision plats

6. Maple River Dam – General operation and maintenance updates

a. Proposal from ALO Environmental Associates to complete Year 19 (2025) archaeological monitoring

7. Regional Conservation Partnership Program
a. Rush River Watershed
b. Upper Maple River Watershed

8. Sheldon Flood Protection Project No. 2019-01

9. LaVerne Koenig Lawsuit

10. Bills

11. Other business

To join the meeting via audio only: 1-701-526-4298
Phone Conference ID: 389 281 443#
Please contact us at wrd@casscountynd.gov or 701-298-2381 if you have any questions or if you encounter issues joining the meeting.