Former Greeley-Evans School District 6 board member Valerie Leal-Whitehead is running for the Ward 3 council seat this November.
Leal-Whitehead hopes to promote prosperity for all of the residents of Greeley, supporting the Downtown Civic Campus, wise fiscal management and encouraging the maintenance of historic infrastructure.
The Downtown Civic Campus looks to expand the Weld County Justice Center and construct a new city hall and offices, a new administration building for the county and a new administration building for District 6, following the board’s recent approval of the district’s participation in the project. Having served three terms on the District 6 Board of Education from 1993 to 2003, Leal-Whitehead is pleased with this project and believes it will contribute to the vibrancy of downtown.
“I like keeping the services down there,” Leal-Whitehead said. “I hope that the vibrancy and the continued growth will attract more young people to move back into the east of 35th Avenue. I like seeing young people do that.”
Leal-Whitehead believes her previous experience as a District 6 board member will help her if elected.
When she heard Councilman Johnny Olson was running unopposed again this year, Leal-Whitehead decided to run against him. Olson announced his reelection campaign in June. Leal-Whitehead expressed a strong belief that people shouldn’t run for office unopposed, which was also the case for Olson in the 2021 election.
“All government, especially local, should be participatory,” Leal-Whitehead said. “Johnny ran unopposed four years ago in the last election. You don’t want someone to run unopposed, and you especially don’t want them to run unopposed in this current situation.”
One of the main issues Leal-Whitehead would like to address if elected would be to focus on flood mitigation and prioritize it to help the residents of east Greeley. She would also like to address this issue to help make sure the buildings are well taken care of, commenting that it’s hard to do that with the amount of flooding Greeley has seen over the past several years.
Ward 3 encompasses the area southwest of the intersection of 35th Avenue and 10th Street, extending to the western border of Greeley. There are four other city council seats up for grabs this year, including mayor, at-large, Ward 2 and Ward 4.
The city clerk’s office will accept nomination petitions and candidate affidavits of intent to file until 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25.
Election Day is Nov. 4.
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