Roll the tape—it’s August 7, 2023, and Jefferson County’s Road and Bridge bigwig, Michael Secary, is caught in a split-personality showdown right here in Applewood! Watch Greg, our plucky homeowner hero, plead for a crumb of attention about his tiny irrigation ditch—literally under their loafers—only for Secary to give him the ol’ “talk to the hand” and saunter off with a buddy like it’s a power-walking audition. But hold the phone—enter Molson Coors, the beer behemoth worth billions, and suddenly Secary’s all jazz hands and hustle, rolling out concrete blocks and ditch bank TLC for their Rocky Mountain Ditch along W. 32nd Avenue like it’s a VIP spa day! I’m your narrator, breaking down this live-action soap opera, spotlighting how Jefferson County’s top brass plays favorites—think “little guy, who?” versus “corporate king, yes sir!” Is this the leadership Applewood’s taxpayers signed up for, or just a masterclass in selective hearing? Watch the cringe unfold and pick a side—this one’s got more shade than a summer picnic!

Dec 20, 2023: Guildner Pipeline’s 2nd try to clear my ditch on W. 32nd Ave (Jefferson County ROW in the Applewood Neighborhood) fails—‘A pretty good f***ing blockage!’ says the inspector. Five years fighting Cottages at Rolling Hills HOA harassment and County inaction choke my 1860s water rights. HOA’s 2023 inspection flopped; my 2024 attempt found the same mess—still blocked! Now, JeffCo demands a $10,000 bond and permit just to inspect—crazy when I used to walk it with a shovel. Costs soar over $1,000, debris needs pricey gear. See my fight at www.fixourditch.org—help small ditch owners by April 1, 2025!

Rewind to August 2019, when Greg got the call every homeowner dreads: the neighbor-developer was about to turn his peaceful irrigation ditch into an underground pipeline nightmare—think ‘Ditch: Impossible.’ This wasn’t just a minor tweak; it was a full-on assault on Greg’s historic water rights, which he’d been enjoying since snagging his property back in 2009. In this video, Greg plays water detective, showcasing a flood so epic it could’ve starred in a disaster flick—his tiny surface lateral drowned under a tsunami of H2O, turning his yard into a swampy mess. With the determination of a man who’s just seen his lawn chair float away, Greg treks along the ditch, crossing into the wild west of the under-construction Cottages at Rolling Hills Subdivision. (Yes, it’s across from the fancy Rolling Hills Country Club—because nothing says ‘luxury living’ like bulldozing a pond and some ancient trees for 16 cramped lots.) Peering over barbed wire like a suburban Indiana Jones, Greg spies the chaos: a smashed culvert here, a mangled pipe there, and a shiny new green sewer pipe that screams 'developer’s budget special.' Oh, and the temporary ditch? It’s a sloppy mess, channeling more water than Greg’s ever seen—like someone left the fire hose on full blast during irrigation season. By the time Greg reaches the Lee Stewart and Eskins Ditch, it’s a scene of pure carnage: crushed culverts, a blocked ditch leaking onto Kendrick Street, and a new pipe with no head gate or control—like a water free-for-all. Watch Greg document the soggy saga that explains why his property keeps turning into Lake Greg. Spoiler: It’s not the relaxing waterfront he signed up for!

May 13, 2021 - Grab your popcorn and dive into this ditch-side drama! This video takes you behind the scenes of a culvert catastrophe under Kendrick Street, where a shiny new pipe was plopped into the Lee Stewart and Eskins Ditch, supposedly heading toward the swanky Club at Rolling Hills in the ritzy Applewood hood. Jefferson County Construction, in a fit of questionable brilliance, threw in a concrete head wall to wrangle a lateral pipeline (which was sitting way too high like it was auditioning for the high dive) and a new head gate for the Cottages at Rolling Hills Development. Greg’s got the dirt: Chuck Haag from the Cottages at Roiling—er, Rolling—Hills HOA spilled that Jefferson County dumped a heap of rip-rap boulders below the lofty headgate like a half-baked DIY fix, just so lateral users could snag some water. Plot twist: it’s still a disaster when the ditch runs low—think trying to sip through a straw with a hole in it! Peter Acker warned Greg that if lateral owners play dam builder, they’re on the hook for babysitting it—and any flooding or chaos? That’s a ‘you flooded it, you fix it’ deal. Here’s the kicker: Jefferson County teamed up with the developer, who installed the pipe too high despite our lateral owners screaming ‘No way!’—and without our written blessing. Fast forward to February 24, 2025, and we’re still battling to get our irrigation water while our lateral’s buried in the backyards of multimillion-dollar mansions. New homeowners are planting trees, slapping up fences, and locking gates faster than you can say ‘ditch access denied,’ all while Jefferson County plays favorites, bending over backwards for big shots like Molson Coors but leaving us little guys high, dry, and ignored. Watch this epic tale of construction clownery and HOA hilarity!

Strap in, folks—it’s November 20, 2020, and we’re at the southeast corner of Kenrick Street and Juniper Court in Golden, Colorado, where Greg, our ditches’ last crusader, is living a nightmare worthy of a blockbuster! As a lateral owner on the Lee Stewart and Eskins Ditch, Greg’s getting flattened faster than a pancake under a steamroller by Jefferson County and the Cottages at Rolling Hills subdivision. The developer flubbed his irrigation lateral, hoisting it so high it’s practically waving at passing planes, and the county—eyes wide open—rubber-stamped it anyway, trampling Greg’s water rights from the 1860s like they’re yesterday’s news. Why? Deep pockets and fancy titles trump a lone ditch dude any day! Watch Greg at his headgate, staring down the barrel of betrayal as the county fiddles with his lateral to pamper shiny new homes, fences, and gates sprouting across from Rolling Hills Country Club. He hollered “hands off!” louder than a foghorn at a library, even slapped formal notices on their desks—but Jefferson County just smirked. They admitted the pipeline’s height is more off than a karaoke singer, yet barreled forward, egged on by a County Commissioner and big shots who’d rather sip martinis than save a ditch. Greg’s choices? Cough up $15,000–$20,000 for a lawyer and an injunction—or sit back and watch his water dreams evaporate like a puddle in a heatwave. Broke and boxed out, he’s filming the Cottages fencing off his access while his irrigation setup collapses faster than a house of cards in a windstorm. It’s David vs. Goliath with a side of snark—proof the county’s wallet opens wide for developers but snaps shut for a guy like Greg!

Get ready to wade into the madness—it’s June 22, 2023, and the stormwater detention pond at the Cottages at Rolling Hills subdivision in Golden, Colorado’s Applewood neighborhood has epically flunked its one job! This video snags the sloppy breach in action, unleashing a flood so wild it turned West 32nd Avenue—Jefferson County’s VIP collector road—into a scene from Waterworld. Property damage? Check. Safety hazards? Double check. The neighbors are soggier than a sponge in a monsoon! Jefferson County officials got the SOS, but their response? “Nah, the system’s flawless!” Cue the eyeroll—because the evidence points to a sneaky tweak to the Lee, Stewart & Eskins Ditch bank during a home build on Juniper Ct., flipping the flood switch. This soggy saga’s got it all: stormwater slip-ups, development oopsies, and infrastructure that folds faster than a lawn chair in a windstorm. Dive in and see why Jefferson County’s oversight might need a lifeguard!

Buckle up and bring a lifeboat—this footage from W. 32nd Avenue, sandwiched between Kendrick Street and Indiana Street near the swanky The Club at Rolling Hills in Jefferson County, Colorado, is your VIP pass to a stormwater smackdown! Watch as the Cottages at Rolling Hills’ shiny new detention pond pulls a total diva move, collapsing under a torrential tantrum and spilling its guts all over W. 32nd like a kid who flunked “holding it in” class. As the floodgate-free chaos turns streets into raging rivers, our fancy new infrastructure gets a pop quiz it flunks spectacularly—traffic’s a mess, properties are swimming, and a poor little irrigation ditch is eroding faster than a sandcastle at high tide. Worst of all? The watermelons at Mount Liamuiga Community Farm are drowning—RIP, sweet summer dreams! Filmed in Unincorporated Jefferson County, where water woes are stacking up like bad Yelp reviews, this is the soggy saga you didn’t know you needed to see. Grab your popcorn (and maybe a paddle)!

Buckle up, folks—it’s September 29, 2021, 3 PM, and we’re parked at Isabel Street and W. 32nd Avenue in Golden, Colorado, for a stormwater spectacle that’ll soak your socks! This isn’t your grandma’s rain video—it’s a front-row ticket to Jefferson County’s fancy new drainage system barfing out a relentless tsunami, all to pamper the Cottages at Rolling Hills subdivision. Here’s the juicy bit: before this concrete jungle sprouted curbs, gutters, and McMansions along W. 32nd Ave, Kenrick Street, and Juniper Ct, Applewood’s old-timers sipped tea in peace, blissfully flood-free. Now? The runoff’s cranked to eleven, and the downstream pipes are choking harder than a cat with a hairball. Watch this watery beast body-slam an irrigation ditch into submission, overflowing it and turning properties below into unwilling kiddie pools. That ditch, by the way, is a sacred lifeline for owners who—thanks, Colorado law—must keep it sparkly clean for farming. Spoiler: they’re not growing rice paddies on purpose. The developer? Bolted like a bad date. Jefferson County? Shrugging like it’s not their circus. Left in the muck? Ditch owners, battling tainted water and a maintenance headache from hell. Oh, and the surplus that misses the ditch? It’s sprinting southeast down Isabel Street, turning yards into swampy souvenirs. This isn’t just a mess—it’s a soggy slap in the face to Golden’s OG homeowners, stuck mopping up someone else’s “genius” plan. The Cottages might be cute, but their stormwater sequel is a flop—and this video’s yelling for accountability louder than a megaphone at a mime convention!