Photo by Hank Lohmeyer Directors of the Cedaredge Cemetery District say that since last September the cemetery has been “under attack” by the Town of Cedaredge which wants to abrograte a 21-year-old water-sharing agreement with Cedaredge Golf Club, take “complete control” of the cemetery’s water, and “dictate terms” of water use to the District. The Cemetery District directors are now communicating with the town only through their attorney.The Town of Cedaredge is challenging a 21-year-old written agreement for sharing irrigation water between Cedaredge Cemetery and Cedaredge Golf Club.

A cemetery district board member charges that the town wants complete control of the cemetery district's water, and it wants to dictate cemetery irrigation practices that could severely curtail watering at the cemetery.

Read more...