Your Name: Bruce J. Tobin

Office you seek: Commissioner Parks and Playgrounds

Education: B. A. Political Science, Masters Criminal Justice

Occupation: Public Safety

Community Service: Chairman, Braintree Park Commission; President, Friends of the Hollis Field Playground Committee; Executive Board Member Granite Park Association; Former Coach Saint Francis of Assisi Basketball; Braintree Youth Basketball, Soccer and Baseball

Question: What do you perceive to be the major issue of the office for which you are running and how do you propose to address the issue?

Maintaining the high level of service the Park Department performs within the constraints of tight fiscal budgets is the major issue the Park Department is tasked to accomplish. The Parks Department is responsible for maintaining over 390 Acres of Parks, School grounds and Athletic Facilities as well as operating Summer Programs for the residents of Braintree. The Cost of maintaining these properties and operating the various programs increases yearly but the funding does not. As one of the committed Park Commissioner's, I will continue to seek ways to obtain funding to maintain the high level of service that the residents of Braintree deserve.