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A long-overdue update for Applewood neighbors and everyone following this story. Dear Applewood Neighbors and Friends of Golden, It has been nearly ten months since my last post here, and I want to start with a genuine thank you. Thank you for staying with this. Thank you to everyone who has checked in, shared earlier posts, signed the petition, or simply driven past my property, noticed the fixourditch.org sign, and wondered how things were going. You have been mo

Dear Neighbors and Friends of Golden, My 1860s irrigation ditch, tied to the Lee Stewart and Eskins Ditch (LSE), is more than a pipe—it’s a piece of Golden’s history , watering my property and others for over a century. But since 2019, the Cottages at Rolling Hills HOA and its developer, buried my ditch in a pipeline without my consent, installed it incorrectly, and allowed trees, fences, a 6-foot concrete wall, and an Xcel Energy equipment including a transformer to encroach

Hello Applewood Neighbors, I’ve got some good news—and a huge thank you to share! Last Friday, March 28, 2025—just three days before...

David K. Wall: Golden’s ditch-digging pioneer, turning Clear Creek into Applewood’s green gold in the 1860s—help me keep his legacy...

For over five years, we’ve worked to maintain our irrigation ditch, tied to water rights from the 1860s that sustain our property.

Nestled within our community lies an irrigation ditch with a rich history with water rights dating back to the 1860s. Fed by the Lee...

"Hey, Applewood neighbors and ditch friends—Greg here, sharing some eye-opening updates about my irrigation lateral. I’ve got two key...

Hi, Applewood neighbors—Greg here, sharing a chapter from my ongoing effort to care for my irrigation ditch lateral, a modest lifeline ti...

Vandalism documented near my ditch headgate in Applewood

Hi, Applewood neighbors—Greg here with a twist in my ditch tale. On January 23, 2023, I received a 'Violation Notice' from Jefferson Coun...