Lewiston voters have clear choices for mayor.

Lewiston’s two recent experiences display the difference between Larry Gilbert and Mark Paradis.

As councilor, Paradis led the charge to sell the dump to Casella and spoke in anger about it being a lost opportunity at the public outcry to stop the deal.

Mayor Gilbert, on the other hand, led efforts for public involvement, exposing the deal with Casella. Gilbert’s leadership and courage stopped the Casella deal.

Paradis called buying the Colisée a “no-brainer.” His “no-brainer” cost Lewiston taxpayers millions.

Gilbert pushed for putting the Colisée out to bid and, despite Paradis’ objections, Gilbert secured the votes, eventually saving taxpayers more than $500,000 annually.

If the vision for Lewiston is an open-minded leader who values all input (Republican, Democrat, French, Somali, young or old) lower taxes, “no” to Casella and “yes” to private Colisée ownership, the only choice is Larry Gilbert.

Michael Marcotte, Lewiston