Lincoln Park Crooked Ditch Company, Inc.

Message to Shareholders

2025

 

3/11/25:  The Ditch Superintendent hopes to have water turned on within the next week or two. Please clean your boxes, pumps and laterals and be ready. Another email will be sent when a date is confirmed.

Lincoln Park Crooked Ditch Board of Directors

 

2/8/25:  South Cañon Ditch has a target date of the first part of March starting our water.  Now is the time to be cleaning your laterals and getting your pumps ready to run.

An email will be sent when we have the actual date.

Board of Directors

 

 

2024

 

12/30/24:  The Board is not raising annual assessments, but levying a one time emergency project assessment.
This project, if left undone, has the potential to shut the entire ditch down.

Assessment is due by February 1, 2025, non payment constitutes risk of forfeiture of shares.

If you have concerns please contact one of your Division Directors, numbers are on the website.  Project is to be completed before the water turns on in April.

The Board thanks you for your understanding.

 

10/21/24: Our current Sec/Treas Kathryn Clarke has rescinded her retirement plans.

LPCD Board of Directors
Jimmy Madone, President

 

10/16/24:The LPCD will turn the ditch off at the end of day Monday, October 28, 2024, weather permitting.

Board of Directors

 

9/19/24:  FYI: Due to legal litigation LPCD was compelled to furnish our shareholder list, property address, # shares, and Division, to Balcomb & Green. 

We are letting you know in case you are contacted.

Board of Directors

 

8/27/24:  Our Secretary/Treasurer is retiring.  Anyone interested in applying for the Secretary/Treasurer position should email a resume to:  Lincolnparkcrookedditch@gmail.com.  Respond by September 30, 2024. 

Qualifications:  QuickBooks/bookkeeping experience; be able to work independently; have attention to detail; take minutes at board meetings and transcribe them; good communication skills.

 

7/29/24:  The water should be in the Ditch around 2:15 p.m

 

7/29/24:  July 29, 2024 our Ditch will be shut down due repair work to fix a leak on South Cañon Ditch.
You will be notified as soon as water is running.
Board of Directors

 

4/26/24:  Tentatively water will be turned into the ditch on Tuesday, April 30.  Thank you for your understanding.
Board of Directors

 

4/20/24:  We apologize for the delay in delivery of the ditch water. An unknown gas line is hindering us from getting the project finished. A plan to go around the gas line is underway.  We will notify you midweek when water will turn on.
To see pictures of the project, click on the "Projects" tab on the menu bar above.
Board of Directors

 

4/15/24:  There will not be any ditch water running this week. We are having 500 feet of pipe laid on Locust, due to unexpected problems the project is taking longer than planned. We will have a better idea where the project is on Friday and give you an update. We are hoping water will run on April 22, 2024.
Board of Directors

 

4/1/24:  Due to a problem on the Ditch, water is being delayed until around April 15, 2024. 

Thank you,  Board of Directors

 

3/29/2024:

Division One will have ditch water April 1, 2024.  Normal watering schedule for the entire ditch thereafter.

 

3/12/2024: 

Notice to shareholders:
The Board of Director's are taking applications for Division 1 Director. If you are interested in being on the board please send your resume to LPCD, PO Box 756, Cañon City, CO 81215-0756.

Notice to shareholders:
The Board of Director's are taking applications for Ditch Superintendent. This person does not have to be a shareholder but must live within Cañon City. If you are interested or know someone who is, please call the office at 719-431-1355 for more information.

Effective March 31, 2024 Jon Province will be leaving as Ditch Superintendent.

 

3/9/2024:  It is time to be cleaning your laterals for the 2024 irrigation water season. Unless notified otherwise water will run April 15, 2024.