Who is David Wieser, candidate for Matthews Board of Commissioners?
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Name: David Wieser
Age as of Nov. 7, 2023: 75
Campaign website or social media page: electdavidwieser.com
Occupation: Retired
Education: BS in business
Have you run for elected office before?
No
Please list your highlights of civic involvement
Chairperson Matthews Planning Board 2015 - 2020
Matthews Board of Adjustment 2020- Present
How should Matthews handle residential, commercial and industrial development? Should the town change any ordinances or rules to alter how development occurs? If so, what?
Matthews has sufficient ordinances and zoning in place to handle any new development. When necessary, development applications can be reviewed to determine if changes in zoning should revised or changed.
What’s the best feature of the town of Matthews and what’s the most important thing it needs to improve?
The best feature in Matthews is its small town atmosphere.
The thing to improve would be the roads which needs to be coordinated with NCDOT
An internal investigation found that Matthews Police misrepresented how successful they were at clearing crimes. What can you do, if anything, as a member of the town board to ensure police are accurately reporting internally and to the public what crime looks like in Matthews?
To ensure accurate reporting accountability needs to be achieved, this can be done by quarterly or semi-annual reports from the police chief to the town board.
What sets you apart from other candidates on the ballot and makes you the best choice?
My 8 years on the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment gives me experience with town zoning and ordinances.
