Marlborough Councilor Peter Juaire: 'We Need a Public Safety Building in the West for Police and Fire'

Born and raised in Marlborough, family circumstances pulled Peter Juaire and his family away from the city he loves to Florida.

“I was a two-term Ward 4 city councilor and just starting my third term when we moved to Florida,” said Juaire. “In 2010, my wife and I decided to make the move to Florida to take over a assisted living facility that was owned and run by my mother-in -law. She was not feeling well, and the burden of taking care of 15 developmentally disabled residents was no longer possible for her so we decided to move and take over the business so the residents wouldn’t have to separated. We made the decision to move back home in mid 2013, simply because we missed everyone and everything from this area.”

And he missed serving the city.

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In Tuesday’s election, Juaire, with 1,746 votes, won a councilor-at-large seat along with Mark Oram, Michael Ossing and Kathleen Robey.

Juaire retired from the Marlborough Fire Department in 2008 after 30 years as a permanent firefighter and six years as a call firefighter.

Marlborough Patch talked with Juaire after he was victorious in the election:

What have you noticed is the biggest difference between Marlborough and your Florida home? Did you learning anything by comparing the two areas? I guess the biggest difference is the seasons. Down in Florida, everything stays the same, the weather, the scenery. Here in New England we have the four seasons and that’s one of the things we both missed. The people in Florida were much more relaxed than up here. I think the biggest thing I learned in Florida is that there is no place like home.

Why did you want to run again? First and foremost, I loved serving on the city council before. When we decided to move, one of the hardest things was resigning my seat. So, simply put, I love the job.

Were you surprised you won at all, or did you think you would? When I entered this race I entered to win, as I’m sure all of us candidates did. I can honestly say I never once thought I had this race won. I knew I had to work for it , and was both humbled and thrilled to be one of the winners.

What do you think are the three biggest issues Marlborough faces? The pace at which the city has grown has to be addressed. We have to look at where we are with all the growth, residential and business, and make sure we are keeping up with infrastructure in our city services. Public Safety, for decades every election year, we hear the candidates say they want a new West Fire Station. The day after the election we hear nothing about it for two years. It is my feeling we need to stop talking about this topic and start planning and building a new sub public safety building in the west for both police and fire. Schools: we need to make sure our kids are getting the best education we can offer them, and make sure that we have the facilities to school them properly. This goes along with the growth of the city, we need to keep up.

What do you hope to do as a councilor? Represent the people. I took great pride in listening to my constituents and voting the way they wanted me to vote when I was the Ward 4 councilor , so that is my goal while serving again.