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Valley City asks state for $16 million for Phase 7 of local flood protections
Summary
Valley City officials told the committee Phase 7 would extend protection north of the hospital, protect critical infrastructure and residential areas, and requested $16 million to carry that phase forward after earlier phases saved the city substantial sandbagging costs.
Valley City Mayor and city staff told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that Phase 7 of the city’s multi‑phase flood protection program is ready for design and construction planning and the city is requesting $16 million in state support.
Gwen Crawford, Valley City administrator, and commission president Dave Karlsruhe told the committee the city’s work to date reduced the need for more than 380,000 sandbags and saved the city more than $5 million in local resources across earlier flood events. Crawford summarized Phase 7 as a combination of concrete and removable flood walls, clay levees and storm‑water pump stations that will protect additional residential neighborhoods and tie into high ground near the railroad.
Valley City said phases 4–6 are in planning or near‑term bidding (phase 4 planned for 2025 bidding; phases 5 and 6 planned for 2026) and that Phase 7 will continue protection north past the hospital and will cover schools, the master lift station and other city assets. The city asked the committee to support the requested $16 million so the work can move forward in the next biennium and tied the request to demonstrated savings from earlier work.
Ending: City officials invited legislators and staff to visit the project site, noting that an on‑site tour helps convey the scope and benefits of completed and planned phases.
