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Diversion Authority outlines 2025 priorities as new executive director joins
Summary
The Metro Flood Diversion Authority presented its 2025 priorities — including operations-and-maintenance (O&M) planning, funding reviews and potential litigation — as it welcomed Jason as the incoming executive director.
The Metro Flood Diversion Authority on Jan. 20 said 2025 will focus on operations-and-maintenance planning, funding strategies and resolving outstanding disputes as it welcomed Jason as its incoming executive director.
Jason, introduced at the meeting as the authority's incoming executive director, said he will begin work in February. “It’s an honor and a pleasure to be here and be stepping into the role as your new executive director. I look forward to, beginning February when I’ll, start on February 3, at the, diversion authority offices,” he said.
Board leaders framed 2025 around several core priorities: developing a durable O&M plan and identifying in‑town O&M costs; continuing coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on 408 work and asset transfers; resolving potential litigation with the private developer; and finalizing land acquisition and excess‑land disposition processes. “We have a lot of work yet to do on in‑town O and M cost identification and overall O and M plan,” a board member said during the presentation.
Funding was flagged as an area to watch. Board members discussed Minnesota funding efforts and the need to manage contingencies and the authority’s sales‑tax tool chest. The presentation noted that the authority will continue to coordinate with Minnesota partners on their state funding work and that a discussion of whether an additional sales tax will be needed remains a possibility in 2025.
The board also discussed internal transitions as the project moves from construction to operations: sunsetting certain committees, clarifying decision pathways for O&M, and reassigning staff and consultant roles as contracts are closed out or continued.
The authority framed these priorities as part of a five‑year strategic look required to move the project toward completion and eventual handoff of federal works to the Corps.
Looking ahead, the authority said staff will continue program‑level work and bring committee recommendations back to the board as Jason assumes the executive director role in February.
