Election Information
Election: May 6th 2025
The next regular election of the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District will be held on May 6th 2025, electors of the District will vote to fill 4 seats on the Board of Directors. Three 4 year seats and one, 2 year seat.
Canidates running for the three, four-year term seats:
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Philip N. Hardinger Lakewood Colorado Candidate for Green Mountain Water Board (GMWB)
Colorado resident: since 1980
Occupation: Chiropractor USAF Barksdale AFB Retired
Education Background: BS, DC, Orthopedics, Crash Reconstruction
Volunteer Medical Assist: Iron Man Triathlon, P90X, CrossFit Games
Jeffco Elections Judge 2022-2025
Jefferson County and City Council participant.
Ward 4 City Lakewood Precinct Captain
Member Zion Lutheran Church South Wadsworth and Yale.
Green Mountain Water Board: Assist GMWB in evaluation and Board Meetings regarding the water services and cost control.
Attend and assist GMWB meetings and provide support for fiscal responsibility with the water board.
Attend State Capital Hearings: to testify regarding consumer cost controls and environmental protection of our water systems in Colorado
David Wiechman (ballot position #2)
Contact Info: wiechman@ecentral.com
303-588-0866
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.
Personal - Lived in Lakewood since 1981. Two daughters, two grandsons. Hobby is world traveling.
GMWSD BOD Voting Record
- By opposing Solterra’s request for their final 87 condos for two years we provided GMWSD with more time to prepare for additional load.
- Opposed developer request for GMWSD to provide sewer service OUTSIDE our district’s boundaries in unincorporated Rooney Valley.
- Opposed proposed state legislation that would regulate local water districts’ tap fees and drive up costs to existing district cutomers.
My Policy Position - Denver Federal Center
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.
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.
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.
I am a 68-year-old Colorado Native and have lived at my current Lakewood home address for more than 30 years and have invested my life and family in the Green Mountain area. I have raised three children—two daughters and one son—at the Lakewood residence and would not consider residing in any other location. I take pride in my home, community and its surroundings, and proud to be a Native of Colorado. I have a Bachelor degree in Information Systems Management from Metropolitan State University, and attended Denver University. I worked in the Information Technology (IT) field for 32 years and have been retired for 9 years. My IT tenure Included managing datacenters, IT personnel, computer systems and project management. I also taught Computer Management Science and Metropolitan State Collage. Currently serving on the Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District Board of Directors (GMWSD), appointed June 2024.
My home and Colorado have been important to me my whole life, that is why I have never left the state, even though I have had very lucrative opportunities to do so in my career. The Colorado way of life, the environment, and open space lifestyle are what make Colorado special and a desirable place to live and rase a family. The state has grown at a fast rate, sometimes without fair checks and balances to infrastructure and resources. I feel we need to take care of what Colorado has to offer before it’s gone and too late. This has always been a concern for me since I was a young boy in the Boy Scouts camping in the mountains, and my farther who would teach me about his respect for land and resources growing up on the family ranch in Gardner Colorado, which is still in the family. One thing he would say to me over and over was about land usage “They are not making any more Land”, when it’s gone its gone, which made me think about what we have here in Colorado when I as a young boy until now, and how lucky we all are to live in Colorado.
We all need to take responsibility for the limited resources and environment we have here in Colorado. So, I aim to retain my position on the Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District Board to continue supporting the Green Mountain residents’ Water and Sanitation needs and interests. I am a limited growth proponent with fair and comprehensive oversite within the GMWSD district, and work to maintain and respect the limited water and sanitation resources within the district. I don’t want developers to come into the district, using GMWSD as a pass-through to our limited resources and services, without fair checks and balances. I strive to meet the expectations and wishes of the residents within the district I represent.
Dallas Joss is a Colorado native and passionate about the incredible Colorado outdoors. Dallas is the Water Treatment Plant Supervisor at the Evergreen Metro District. He has vast knowledge and experience in water with six years of working in the water field. Dallas is the Lead Operator for Evergreen Metro District Water Treatment Plant, he has obtained the Water Treatment A certification and Water Distribution 4 certification, and is the second in command to the Water Treatment Plant Manager. Dallas is excited about the opportunity to become a board member for Green Mountain Water and Sanitation, where he will be able to combine his passion for community and water to proudly serve the Green Mountain District.
During my time on the board, especially in my capacity as treasurer, I’ve placed special emphasis on saving costs and improving efficiency. I’ve been especially active in working to control the district’s huge legal expenses, contracting expenditures, and purchasing outlays. I’ve worked closely with other members of the board on staffing and administrative issues and regularly communicate with constituents on these and other matters.
I’ve lived on Green Mountain for 23 years and have raised concerns both on and off the board about overdevelopment, crowding, and the rising cost of living. Especially concerning has been the state legislature’s goal to increase the population density in our neighborhoods and to dictate how the district’s water taps are allocated and charged.
As board members, we have a lot of work ahead of us in not only controlling costs for our customers, but in protecting the quality of life for everyone here on Green Mountain. It is with your vote and support that I will be able to continue for another term to serve members of our community to the best of my ability.
In the past, Randy has been involved in several Lakewood organizations including: Alameda Gateway Association, West Colfax Community Association, and Lakewood Business Association (Board Member of these groups). He has also attended the Lakewood Citizens Police Academy, Lakewood Citizens Planning Academy (CPA), and was the past President of the City of Lakewood Advisory Commission (LAC).
Randy has spent the past several years working passionately on various community groups to fight for reasonable land and housing development, responsible water conservation, and other causes in the Green Mountain area where he has called home for over 45 years. He shares the same concerns of many Lakewood citizens regarding the potential negative impact and increased financial costs of over development. Many developers are planning to create new Metro Districts (see more) to pay for infrastructure which results in more profit for them, higher taxes and fees for consumers, and doesn’t help us address the shortage of affordable housing for individuals and families. This is not being responsible.
For example, a Texas developer has approached the GMWSD Board of Directors requesting water and sewer services to build 2,000 or more apartments and/or single family homes on 59 acres in the northwest corner of the Denver Federal Center. This property is known for its contaminated land after decades of being used to dispose of ammunitions and toxic materials. Because of this, the GMWSD Board is making it a priority to thoroughly review all land assessment data of this property to be more confident that the toxics buried on the site are either safely contained or removed to help mitigate potential negative effects on residents in the future. This priority on safety will not only protect human health but could avoid potential lawsuits against the district and others for any future health related issues. Currently, several other developers have requested water and sewer services to build another 1,500 or more apartments and/or single family homes in the Green Mountain community.
Outside of his involvement with the GMWSD Board of Directors, Randy enjoys combining his technical skills and hobbies to create national and local news websites and podcasts to keep the community informed about current events. See more at: www.lakewoodnewsbreak.com, www.jeffcobusiness.com, and www.responsiblewaternow.com