Flood plan meeting packed

FARGO (AP) — About 300 people turned out for a public meeting on flood-control plans for the Fargo-Moorhead area, forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to make two presentations at a downtown hotel Tuesday.

The corps earlier this week narrowed flood control options to a diversion channel through Minnesota, a similar channel through North Dakota or levees along the bank of the Red River. Agency officials said local leaders should choose a plan by Dec. 1 so a proposal can be submitted to Congress by the end of the year.

Another corps public meeting is planned Wed-nesday night on the campus of Minnesota State University Moorhead.

The Red River stayed above flood stage in the Fargo area for a record 61 days last spring. Fargo residents fought off two crests, one of them a record.

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