[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1389-E1390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               CHAD WACHS

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 31, 2019

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Chad Wachs for receiving the Golden Mayor's Award for Excellence.
   Chad Wachs launched AU Wireless in 2015 with a handful of neighbors 
to see if he could create a low-cost community broadband system. Their 
proof-of-concept has since grown into a full-fledged co-op with more 
than 300 members using the service all over town. AU Wireless works 
with community partners like

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the American Mountaineering Center and they are helping to bring 
broadband into lower-income households in Golden. Because there are no 
shareholders, subscriber fees go back into the network. Chad, along 
with the board of directors, one employee, and three contractors, has 
accomplished all of this while serving as a full-time firefighter in 
another jurisdiction and as a volunteer with the Golden Fire 
Department.
   I congratulate Chad Wachs for receiving this well-deserved honor by 
Mayor Marjorie Sloan. I thank him for his contributions to our 
community. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Fighting Hunger at Mines for receiving the Golden Mayor's Gold Mine 
Award for Excellence.