Institute long-range program to purchase farms upriver (south of the metro) that are going on the market. The cities of Fargo-Moorhead should have right of first refusal to purchase such parcels at fair market value. This growing inventory of acreage will be earmarked in some fashion for flood retention as it becomes necessary...perhaps some version of the proposed Waffle Retention System. (The way the climate has been shifting in recent years, such retention will probably be utilized two or three times/year before long!) There is no reason why we cannot lease out much of this land to farmers willing to take the risk - a nice little boost to city coffers...after all we are living on top of some of the most fertile soil on the planet. And as the city builds up its inventory we would no doubt see much of this area devoted to parks, wildlife preservation, hiking, restoration of native plant species, miles & miles of bike paths, camping, etc etc etc...