Candidate for
Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary District

Jim Harvey is a co-founder of the Montara Moss Beach Water Improvement Association, and has lived and has been active in this community for thirty years, participating in many community activities. Since graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, Jim has worked in Medical Research (Pulmonary Physiologist) at Stanford Hospital.

Jim's relevant experience began with the Montara Moss Beach Water Improvement Association (MMBWIA) in the 1980's. The MMBWIA began the process that culminated in our gaining control of our own water system from the privately held, poorly maintained, profit oriented companies who controlled the District since the 1940s.

In 2001, the community overwhelmingly (80.6%) voted for general obligation bonds in the principal amount of $19,000,000 for the "purpose of financing the acquisition and improvements of a domestic water supply, treatment, storage, distribution and fire protection system serving the entire area of the Montara Sanitary District". The following year, Jim was appointed to the MWSD and then ran for election (2 year term seat) in 2003 where he finished with twice the number of votes of his nearest competitor.

Jim's long record of public service on MWSD can be summed up as one of providing the people of Montara and Moss Beach with reliable, high-quality water, wastewater, and trash disposal services at an equitable price, ensuring the fiscal and environmental vitality of the district for future generations and sensitively managing the natural resources entrusted to his care, In short, Jim's experience and leadership reflects our community.