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Eric Dodds of AE2S told the committee that the corridor parcels (labeled OIN 7234 B, C and D in staff materials) were acquired from the railroad after the railroad completed its statutory abandonment process and that the authority’s agreement required the project to purchase leftover railroad land. The parcels include varying widths (about 200 feet in parts, narrowing to about 100 feet) and are encumbered by utilities and a flow easement in places. Dodds said the authority’s excess-land policy prefers member entities first, then former owners, then adjacent landowners, and then public sale. The City of Horace asked for a variance to buy the corridor as a single chunk and offered to assume the legal, survey and planning work necessary for the sale.

Committee member Jake Gust told the committee he had received an “extensive email” from a landowner alleging the authority had not followed its policy and recommended meeting with the City of Horace and the objecting landowner to resolve the dispute and avoid criticism or possible litigation. Gust asked the committee to table the item. Some committee members raised timing questions and maintenance concerns, and staff estimated it could cost roughly $50,000 in staff, consultant and legal time to prepare plats, surveys and purchase agreements for many adjacent parcels.

Mr. Flacco moved to table the item until a meeting in March to allow more outreach; Jake Gust seconded. The motion passed by roll call with all members present voting yes. During subsequent scheduling discussion staff noted the committee typically meets Wednesday before the board meeting (staff said Wednesday, March 26 at 3 p.m.) and members discussed calendar conflicts; the chair set a March meeting date to revisit the item.

Committee members emphasized two competing risks: (1) delaying disposition increases maintenance costs and encroachment/trespass exposure; and (2) moving forward with a variance to sell the corridor as a single chunk risks criticism from adjacent owners who expect a policy-driven preference order. Staff said possible paths forward include negotiating a uniform proposal with adjacent landowners, selling the corridor in several chunks, or granting a policy variance if the committee directs.

The committee’s tabling vote was a recommendation to the Diversion Authority; final action by the full authority remains required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fargo City Diversion Land Management Committee - 02.26.2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee deferred a decision on selling three parcels of a former rail corridor in Horace after mixed feedback from adjacent landowners and a City of Horace purchase proposal; members voted to table the item until a meeting in March while staff pursues outreach and clarifies platting costs.","taxTitle","Fargo , Cass County, North Dakota","taxId",2742,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6307781,"Committee approves two excess-land sales including OIN 839; corrects acreage and price on adjacent parcel",171,565000,736000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2428278-2ce41ceea07582f92c21862f2934d86b&start=565&end=736","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2428278-2ce41ceea07582f92c21862f2934d86b/thumbnail_565000.jpg","/articles/6307781/Fargo/Cass-County/North-Dakota/Committee-approves-two-excess-land-sales-including-OIN-839-corrects-acreage-and-price-on-adjacent-parcel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307781-b8a8d4d0f9cfb6cab8575818d94c583c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184590&Signature=Fkx33NNZ68G2iwvdWolhR-nEy38qw4XejI6SwdcLatsV3J065mjHFL6oxEwsiMfSecoFbt3eHrKQGDsc4zgZnJcIFLD39vWT~0aP77xvIa4GndQTWmhjJnx87jjU0K-EegV4h3RZrdCPzdfCzWQyxizvJ5xB0EUEx~YFcOMXmy7cUwEPEGga-nfn842XM7zH3ccULNaQet-P4vcLdaysU4ZfMpZ0b0Ht~K3FOME7BJBZD1L~d5mScKV71WY6bss~OpAIXvXMFUmqDuRxuGxBgD7cU-DxqdmETEfLwmEO68NW2BLxwAD3dAzrT93B7Gnb-j4l6lJCGUHcbRxsVC4nFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Diversion Authority Land Management Committee approved two excess-land sales during its Feb. 26 meeting, including a sale of OIN 839 and a corrected-price approval for a second parcel where staff found a acreage calculation error.

Eric Dodds, a consultant with AE2S, reviewed three excess-land recommendation items for the committee. For OIN 839 — a former residential parcel in the upstream mitigation area — Dodds said the parcel was declared excess about a year earlier and offered per the authority’s excess-land policy. After preference offers to member entities, the former owner and adjacent landowners produced no interest; the parcel went to public sale. A recent offer of $7,000 arrived; staff had recommended an original sale price of $10,500 but recommended approving the $7,000 offer. The committee approved that sale by roll-call vote.

For a second parcel (previously calculated at 7.877 acres), staff discovered an inadvertent double-counting of temporary construction acres. The corrected size is 4.917 acres. Using the same recommended per-acre price of $6,700, staff revised the recommended sale price from $53,000 to $33,000 and presented that correction to the committee. Committee members approved the corrected acreage and sale price by roll call.

Both votes were recorded as carried by majority/affirmative roll call and the chair ruled each motion carried. Committee members had no recorded objections during the roll-call votes on these two items.

The committee’s actions are recommendations to the Diversion Authority; final authority action was noted as outside this meeting’s scope.","The Diversion Authority Land Management Committee approved the sale of excess parcel OIN 839 at a reduced offer and approved a corrected acreage/price for a second previously declared excess parcel.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6307786,"Diversion Authority land management committee elects Breitling chair, fills vice chair slot",107,372000,479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2428278-2ce41ceea07582f92c21862f2934d86b&start=372&end=479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2428278-2ce41ceea07582f92c21862f2934d86b/thumbnail_372000.jpg","/articles/6307786/Fargo/Cass-County/North-Dakota/Diversion-Authority-land-management-committee-elects-Breitling-chair-fills-vice-chair-slot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307786-5c2386f186a54edd96ac3040e8ac55ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184590&Signature=XayGsmY6vS40mvj79iOD597o3GXI~uirfZckqNB2mntltkytnlt6-AvLsz-4CxM6nORL-4uXqil5xgbO-ykwCzq0jGhe76DOJrp9ZMWd2JaFZ8aKQ64gW27IjvZuUbbO4fn0W2U86JvV1IJchMpR6l6KfGpBq0Dw2G~ol~lhgYNAWMprlE4fi0e2AMT~9Vt64hirdaFvfnDmeibp7B1-Ybg0NZw1maCqCThgDDDieoObjD6E8eWmaNp79Gg4Gg5tMHGmvZeiBQYVO0xx3NAcsVAwSTiUnck5n5VDzmMEnwcU~SEOyYqKTxN331ngRebi65fmcFZG~8Mqof0LMflQfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Diversion Authority Land Management Committee elected Commissioner Breitling as its chair and selected a vice chair during its Feb. 26 meeting.

Under the committee’s joint powers agreement, the panel must elect a chair and vice chair each year; the committee followed that process on a roll-call vote. A member moved to nominate Commissioner Breitling; Mr. Zimmerman seconded the nomination. The roll call recorded unanimous support from members present and the chair ruled the motion carried.

The vote for the vice chair proceeded by nomination and roll call as well. The committee recorded unanimous affirmative votes on that nomination and the chair ruled the motion carried.

The elections were presented as routine, housekeeping actions required by the joint powers agreement and conducted at the start of the meeting before substantive agenda items.

No other nominations prevailed and no recorded dissents accompanied either vote. The committee then proceeded to consider excess-land items and other agenda business.","The Diversion Authority Land Management Committee elected Commissioner Breitling as chair and selected a vice chair during its Feb. 26 meeting, following the procedure in the joint powers agreement.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee tables decision on Horace rail corridor sale after landowner concerns; asks for more outreach

Committee approves two excess-land sales including OIN 839; corrects acreage and price on adjacent parcel

Diversion Authority land management committee elects Breitling chair, fills vice chair slot