Cee Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 $4 million to be requested for response to pipeline protests NICK SMITH Bismarck Tribune 6 hrs ago http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/bismarcktribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/4e/94eee67e-bc2f-5538-9bd1-1e1e612b2e50/57ad16e7b513a.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C953 Buy NowTOM STROMME, TRIBUNELaw enforcement arrest people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline on a newly constructed roadway near Fort Rice in Morton County in August. The rock bed road connects to Highway 1806 and will allow construction vehicles to access ranch land for building the pipeline. For video and a photo gallery, go to bismarcktribune.com. The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services will be requesting an additional $4 million to cover the costs associated with the response of law enforcement to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in Morton County.Members of the North Dakota Emergency Commission are expected to green-light the request at a 2 p.m. meeting in the governor’s conference room on Tuesday. Most of the original $6 million line of credit approved in September has been used as the protest movement near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation boundary over the four-state pipeline project and subsequent response has continued to ramp up. PauseCurrent Time0:00/Duration Time0:00 Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00Fullscreen 00:00UnmuteLawmakers on the emergency commission said last week they have no choice but to approve funding for law enforcement to maintain order and keep the public safe. They also expressed hope the state’s congressional delegation can get at least partial reimbursement in federal dollars. Last week marked an escalation in tensions between protesters and police as an hours-long sweep to clear a camp set up on private land recently purchased by Dakota Access LLC was conducted. There were 142 arrests made as protesters were backed off the property.The North Dakota portion of the 1,172-mile, $3.8 billion project is nearly complete. A permit is still needed to bore under the Missouri River, which is planned to occur less than a mile from the reservation boundary. Opponents of the project are concerned over future pipeline leaks if the pipeline is completed. (Reach Nick Smith at 701-250-8255 or 701-223-8482 or at [email protected].) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cee Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Seems brutal knowing all the non sense our tax money is wasted on in the US :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cop Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Obama is cruel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cee Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Obama is cruel and Hillary for staying silent. Bernie the only one talking about it, who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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