Long Island voters have gone to the polls and elected or re-elected water commissioners in 21 commissioner-run water districts in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The terms run from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018. Water district elections are held annually and residents vote for one of three district commissioners in each district.
“We are very pleased to welcome our new and returning colleagues to the NSWCA,” stated NSWCA President and Massapequa Water District Commissioner Thomas P. Hand. “Commissioner-run water districts enable residents and consumers to express their opinions and preferences through the voting process. One commissioner from each district is elected to represent the people. This puts emphasis on a hyper-local basis in each community. In such hyper-local elections, every resident’s vote truly counts.”
Those elected or re-elected include:
Albertson WD: Howard Abbondondelo
Bethpage WD: John F. Coumatos
Carle Place WD: Peter W. Meade
Cathedral Gardens WD: Glenn Barnett
Franklin Square WD: Madeline Presta
Garden City Park WD: Chris Engel
Glenwood WD: Bernard McCabe
Greenlawn WD: James M. Logan
Hicksville WD: Karl M. Schweitzer
Jericho WD: Thomas A. Abbate
Locust Valley WD: Louis P. Savinetti
Manhasset-Lakeville: Brian J. Morris
Massapequa WD: Joseph T. Tricarico
Oyster Bay WD: Richard Niznik
Plainview WD: Andrew N. Bader
Port Washington WD: David Brackett
Roslyn WD: Michael Kosinski
South Farmingdale WD: John Hirt
South Huntington WD: Dominick Feeney
Westbury WD: Vincent Abbatiello
West Hempstead WD: Joseph Marando
NSWCA is comprised of water commissioners from 21 Nassau County and Suffolk County water districts. NSWCA is dedicated to communication, efficiency and best practices among Long Island’s water districts. As part of its mission, the association holds monthly educational meetings sponsoring experts on topics that include law, cost efficiencies, rules and regulations and issues germane to water utilities.