Meet Braintree Town Council Candidate Peter Morin

BRAINTREE, MA — Local elections in Braintree are less than a month away, and Patch is determined to help residents get to know their candidates for council, mayor and school committee.

Patch has sent candidate questionnaires to each of the candidates that will appear on the ballot in a contested race for each of those three positions.

Peter Morin has served on Braintree boards in the past, and has since retired from his role as Town Administrator in Norwell, where he served from 2015 to 2023.

Get to know Morin ahead of the Nov. 7 elections:

Let's start with your name.

Peter Morin

How old will you be as of Election Day?

64

Does your campaign have a website? If so, include the URL here.

https://petermorincouncil.com

What city or town do you live in?

Braintree

What office are you seeking?

Town Council

If you are running in a district, you can specify the district here.

District 6

Please give us your party affiliation.

None

Education.

Western New England J.D., George Washington U BA Political Science, Braintree High 1977

What is your occupation?

Attorney/Retired Town Administrator

Do you have a family? If so, please tell us about them.

Wife Amy; sons Thomas 28, PJ 27 and Sean 23. All attended Braintree schools

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

I am a retired Town Administrator and have worked as a consultant for several towns.

Have you ever held a public office, whether appointive or elective?

Braintree Select Board 1991-1997; Braintree Board of Assessors 1997-2008, Braintree Charter Commission 2003-2005; Chief of Staff and Operations to Mayor Sullivan 2008-2014, Town Solicitor 2014-15, Norwell Town Administrator 2015-2023

Now we'd like to ask a few questions about your reasons for running and your general views on politics and government. First, why are you seeking this office?

I have devoted much of my professional career to Braintree. Two generations of my family have benefited from growing up in Braintree and attending Braintree schools. I want to work so that the opportunities my family had are available for future generations

Please complete this statement: The single most pressing issue facing my constituents is \_\_\_, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Meeting current and future challenges. We need to control spending and create new revenue so that we eliminate our budget deficit. We need to provide local option circuit breaker tax relief to senior citizens and we need a plan to finance the upgrade of our elementary schools.

What are the major differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

I don’t know much about the other person seeking the office. What I offer is a record of achievement in municipal government. I helped buid Braintree’s financial reserves from $ 1 million to $14 million; in Norwell we completed $22 building, equipment and road projects without overrides and passed local option senior tax relief. We can do the same in Braintree.

What other issues do you intend to address during your campaign?

Fixing the budget deficit, improving the schools and providing senior tax relief are my priorities.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

My work helping to build financial reserves in Braintree from $1 million in 2009 to $14 million in 2015. In Norwell we increased financial reserves from $2 million in 2015 to $5.3 million in 2023. We created and funded a $22 million capital plan that built a new public works headquarters and a new Town Hall without an override. We passed local option legislation to provide tax relief to eligible seniors.

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?

Time spent with your family is time well spent.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

Former President of Braintree Youth Basketball, Board of Directors Braintree American Little League, former Board of Directors Braintree Historical Society.