Thank you to all that have supported me in this hard fought campaign unfortunatly the results were not what I had hoped for. I am not going anywhere I will continue to follow the problems that the town is facing in the future and I will be reporting on them to better inform the residents of Braintree..
You can reach me directly at 781-843-9502. Please leave a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. You can also reach me at paul@walshforbraintree.com.
My name is Paul Walsh and I was a candidate for Mayor in the 2011 town election.
For 46 years I have proudly called Braintree my home. Once again I had taken up the challenge to run for Mayor because I felt what Braintree needs is a fiscally conservative approach to running the town. Everyone has been facing tougher times and Braintree is no exception. We need to be very careful and thoughtful about where and how we spend our money.
I would implement new ways to increase revenues and the tax base and I would start by creating a business friendly approach to help eliminate commercial building vacancies in town.
We’ve experienced several tax increases and fees only to see new trees planted, expensive school fields installed and playgrounds built. Our road repairs were put into play long before the change to a mayoral government took place. There has been a surge in truck traffic all over town; crime and drugs are much more prevalent; the town’s budget indicates an increase in expenses of close to $20M; the retirement account is currently $24M in the red - and that’s without adding the town’s future retirees to the mix.
There are many issues facing us. Actions today will affect the future and I join you in wanting Braintree’s future to be as beautiful and I know it can be.
