This year Auburn residents have a unique opportunity to elect a mayor who would listen to our voices and take effective action in protecting our most valuable natural resource, Lake Auburn.

Our current mayor has too often taken positions which could jeopardize our water quality and, in some instances, has led our City Council into taking actions which directly contradict Auburn voices.

Many will remember the 2022 citizen petition drive calling on the City Council to repeal its controversial and destructive zoning ordinance. Through Mayor Jason Levesque’s efforts, the council did some minor tweaking of the ordinance which allowed councilors to circumvent the wishes of our 2,400 residents who signed that petition.

This type of back office political maneuvering needs to stop, and we now have a candidate in Jeff Harmon who would do just that.

Rick Speer, Auburn