Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Marshall Harvey is currently in the running for Commissioner of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District for the county of Wake and is a member of the Democratic Party.

PERSONAL

Marshall Harvey has been a Raleigh Resident for over 42 years.  He is married and has been married to his lovely wife Mildred Harvey who is a retired school teacher for 41 years. To this union, they have two daughters, Gretchen and Michaela Harvey and one granddaughter, Lauren. Marshall Harvey has had many endeavors to help make Wake County what it is today such as: He has served as Director of the Census 2000 complete Count for Wake County which ranged number two out of five top responding counties and raged number five in the responding for metro areas in the country.  He has served six years on the Raleigh Planning Commission and two years as chair of them commission just to name a few.

EDUCATION

• B.A. in sociology at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC
• (MSW) Masters of Social Work at UNC Chapel Hill, NC

EMPLOYMENT

Vice President of the WEB Dubois Community Development Corporation

CIVIC

• Past chair for the Raleigh Planning Commission
• Past chair for the Christmas in April of Wake County
• President of the (AAC) African American Caucus
• Past President of the (RWCA) Raleigh Wake City Association
• (WCHPC) Wake County Historic Preservation Commission
• Task Force to End Homelessness
• Serving on Board of Directors: Summit House, Helping Hand Mission, Community Alternative for Supporting Abodes, Tutle Child Development Center, Strengthening the Black Family Inc., Wake County Historic Preservation Commission

Planning for Wake County's Future

Environment and Planning: The most pressing natural resource issue in Wake County is our water. As the county grows, more and more people enter into Wake County and the need for water becomes very important. In just a few years, Wake County will have over a million residents; therefore we need to plan for that growth.

The county currently has four water sources that I feel we have not properly managed. Without a good management, we run a high risk of losing the quality of life for Wake County residents. We need to manage storm water run off and sedimentation which are critical for our future water and soil quality.

We need to maintain open space in making sure that our farmers in Wake County can continue to provide high quality products in this global economy. I will work to protect the Falls Lake and Swift Creek water sheds and when elected as Wake County's Soil and Conservation District Supervisor, I pledge to work for the continuation of the quality of life through preserving Wake County's natural resources.