From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The High Line board of directors this week rejected a request by some shareholders who have contracts with Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District to place on its annual agenda a change the bylaws that would allow Woodmoor to move water from rights it has contracted to purchase on the canal. “The board sets the agenda, and we can only discuss what is advertised to be discussed,” said Dan Henrichs, superintendent of the High Line Canal. “If Woodmoor Water wants to move forward, it would need to have enough shareholders to request a special meeting.” Woodmoor has contracts to buy 47.8 shares of water on the High Line Canal, roughly 2 percent of the ditch. The shares are used on farms at the end of the canal…
The High Line board also will not discuss the Arkansas Valley Super Ditch, which is seeking bylaw changes to allow water to be leased — sold on a temporary basis — outside the ditch. “Some are of the opinion that the High Line already voted to change its bylaws to allow leasing outside the ditch,” Henrichs said. High Line leased water to Aurora and Colorado Springs in 2004-05, and voted to change its bylaws at that time for the lease. The bylaws do not specify who can lease water from shareholders on the ditch.
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