League of Women Voters' Questionnaire 2023

Question 1: What are the problems most often mentioned by your constituents or neighbors and how would you address them?

Precinct 3 is a special and highly sought-after corner of Brookline given our proximity to Coolidge Corner, the Village, Longwood Medical Area, and the T lines. Housing prices continue to climb, as do taxes, and affordability is elusive as beautiful homes are torn down and replaced by luxury units that maximize square footage, reduce green space, and destroy the neighborhood character. Careful planning is required to strategically increase density and make it possible for current residents to stay in their homes and others to join our wonderful community. 

The coming MBTA-CA “upzoning” will directly impact Precinct 3 as we shop along Harvard Street. Merchants must be protected. And the potential 20% population increase will change our entire community. Planning now around schools, infrastructure, etc. is critical.

Question 2: Biographical Data

40-year resident of Precinct 3 as both an owner and a renter. Past Board work includes the Brookline Community Foundation (Clerk and Chair of the Friends Group), Lawrence Extended Day (Vice President and co President), town-wide Brookline Extended Day Advisory Board (founding Board member).  Active in the organizing committee of the BHS After the Prom Party. Helped lead the creation of the Greater Toxteth Neighborhood Conservation District to moderate neighborhood development and preserve green space. Active in stopping the conversion of Longwood Ave to one-way-only traffic during COVID. Current volunteer and Board member at the Brookline Food Pantry and Water for South Sudan.  

25-year career in financial services before moving to the nonprofit sector focusing on educational equity and access. Now the Director of Strategic Planning and Outreach at TERC, a STEM education research nonprofit. BS in Business Administration; Boston University.

Wife of Harry Bohrs, mother of Katharine and Nathaniel - both Lawrence and BHS grads.

Endorsed by PAX and Brookline By Design

Contact Anne: anne.turner@rcn.com