David Wiechman - current Board Vice-president has served on the GMWSD Board for three years. 

 

GMWSD BOD - Incumbent (running for re-election) - have served 3 years, former Secretary, current Vice-president.

 

Work experience - Now RETIRED after 30 years as an economist for Dept. of Interior working at Denver Federal Center (Lakewood, CO).  Previously - 3 years with Dept. of Energy in Washington DC and petroleum management officer with US Army.

 

Education - Economics degree from the Univ. of Illinois. Officer management training in the military. Post-graduate work at Colo. School of Mines and Harvard Univ.’s Kennedy School of Public Administration. Local leadership training included West Chamber’s Leadership JeffCo program, Lakewood Citizens’ Police Academy and Planning Academy.

 

Public Service - 8 years on Lakewood City Council representing Green Mountain. 2 terms on West Metro Fire District Board of Directors and President of a couple local homeowners associations. Service organizations included Kiwanis, Rotary and Optimist Clubs.  

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Personal - Lived in Lakewood since 1981. Two daughters, two grandsons. Hobby is world traveling.

 

GMWSD BOD Voting Record  - 

 

1) By opposing Solterra’s request for their final 87 condos for two years we provided GMWSD with more time to prepare for additional load.

 

2) Opposed developer request for GMWSD to provide sewer service OUTSIDE our district’s boundaries in unincorporated Rooney Valley.  

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(3) Opposed proposed state legislation that would regulate local water districts’ tap fees and drive up costs to existing district cutomers.

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My Policy Position - Denver Federal Center 

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The biggest current issue facing the water board is a request from an out-of-state developer to build a couple thousand apartments on the 59 acres in the northwest corner of the Denver Federal Center. This was the site of a former “landfill” the federal government used to dispose of dangerous wastes and chemicals. 

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During World Ward II the Federal Center was the site of an ammunition factory. In the 85 years since the war the DFC was the site of various government projects like the agricultural department experimenting with anthrax in wolves.

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In recent years the government removed the top soil over this landfill and replaced it with fresh clean soil to create a “cap” to seal in the contaminates.  The government has determined the site is safe so long as the soil cap is not disturbed.

The developer wants to dig up this former landfill to put in water and sewer lines and build apartment buildings on top of it.  The developer is promising to be “careful” when building on the site but no one really knows what was buried there decades ago.

The water district board is trying to avoid having this proposed development turn into another Love Canal -type environmental disaster. I want GMWSD to take the time necessary to be absolutely sure the toxics buried on the site will not affect future inhabitants. My priority of safety could avoid future lawsuits against the district for any health problems that might crop up.