Meeting #2

The flood committee met this afternoon. It appears that the Red River has crested in Grand Forks. The bridge into Minnesota at Drayton closed today. The latest flood prediction for the Red at Pembina and St Vincent is 51-52 ft between Mar 30 and April 1.

The current river level was 43.15 ft at 4:00 p.m. today.

Tomorrow they will begin putting in the dirt closures in So Pembina.

Things could be a little busier at the end of this week. High School students may be asked to fill sandbags on Thursday or Friday. Depending on the river level, we might start to assemble the flood wall at the end of main street. The flood committee will meet again on Wednesday to finalize the plans.

Just to mention a few more names, Pat Misson is in charge of the dike patrols. They will begin around 49 ft. Ken Norby is in charge of pumps and sandbags, and Bev Burke, Deanna Hager and Tina Dorion are in charge of communications.