CONTACT LEGISLATORS TO PAUSE FUNDING (2 minutes)

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Decisions are being made right now. If you care about protecting productive private farmland and protection of constitutional rights, the most effective thing you can do is:

Send a short message to your legislator and/or members of the Legacy Finance Committees (listed below) OR CALL THEM (phone #s below)

✔ Keep it under 150 words

✔ Add at least one personal sentence

✔ Look up representatives for your district (below)

✔ Send it today

Subject: Please pause funding for the Roseau Lake and River projects 

Dear [Senator/Representative Last Name], 

My name is [Your Name], and I live in [City/Town]. I’m a constituent in your district. 

I’m writing to ask you to keep all funding  for the Roseau Lake “Rehabilitation” and Roseau River “Restoration” projects paused and support a review. This matters because productive private farmland, homes, and outbuildings are at risk, and decisions are moving forward without transparency or a fair process. 

[ADD 1–2 PERSONAL LINES — examples below] 

Please pause all funding related to the Roseau Lake “Rehabilitation” and Roseau River “Restoration” projects until there is full transparency, a fair process for landowners, and the impact on productive private farmland is fully addressed. 

Thank you for your time and your leadership. 

Sincerely,

[Your Name] 

[Full Address]

• My family is among the landowners who will be impacted by these projects. 
• Our family has been farming this land for [X years/generations]. The impacts of these projects could render our land unfarmable. 
• My home is in the project area and the projected flooding from these projects would be devastating.  
• Agriculture is a major part of our local economy, and I’m concerned about the broader impact on our community.
• I’m concerned that landowners are not being given a fair process or full transparency in how these decisions are being made.
• This directly affects families, farms, and livelihoods in our area.
• [Or write your own]

• I’m reaching out because of your role in the Legacy Finance Committee, and the broader implications for agriculture and productive private farmland.
• As someone connected to agriculture, I’m concerned about the precedent this sets.