Long Island Water District Commissioners Beginning 2019 Terms Welcomed or Welcomed Back to Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association
Huntington Station, NY - December 18, 2018 - Long Island water commissioners who have been newly elected or re-elected by Long Island voters are either being welcomed or welcomed back to the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association (NSWCA), an organization comprised of water commissioners from 21 Nassau County and Suffolk County water districts that is dedicated to communication, efficiency and best practices for the betterment of our region’s water and its consumers. Each newly elected or re-elected commissioner will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.
There are three water district commissioner positions in each district. District residents vote for one of the three commissioner positions each year. Due to the passing or resignation of commissioners in 2018, the Locust Valley Water District and the Westbury Water District had elections for more than one commissioner seat.
NSWCA First Vice President and Oyster Bay Water District Commissioner Michael F. Rich III commented on the election results. “With the election process being hyper-local and so close to the community, the vote of each individual truly counts,” he said. “I am extremely pleased to welcome both our new colleagues and returning colleagues to NSWCA. Commissioner-run water districts enable all registered residents to express their personal preferences for the men and women of their choice at the ballot box through the voting process. It also helps ensure that present day economic goals as well as longer term goals such as conservation, sustainability and aquifer health are truly reflective of the mindset of all 21 communities.”
The NSWCA congratulates the following Long Island water district new elected and re-elected commissioners on their three-year term election, who are pictured in the following photo collage:
Photo Credit: NSWCA
(From left to right top row):
- Howard Abbondondelo, Albertson Water District, Re-elect
- John F. Coumatos, Bethpage Water District, Re-elect
- Italo J. Vacchio, Carle Place Water District, New elect
- Glenn Barnett, Cathedral Gardens Water District, Re-elect
- Madeline Presta, Franklin Square Water District, Re-elect
- Chris Engel, Garden City Park Water District, Re-elect
- James M. Logan, Greenlawn Water District, Re-elect
- Karl M. Schweitzer, Hicksville Water District, Re-elect
- Thomas A. Abbate, Jericho Water District, Re-elect
- Peter Brown Locust Valley Water District, New elect
- Patricia Peterson, Locust Valley Water District, New elect
(From left to right bottom row):
- Louis P. Savinetti Locust Valley Water District, Re-elect
- Brian Morris, Manhasset-Lakeville Water District, Re-elect
- Richard Niznik, Oyster Bay Water District, Re-elect
- Andrew Bader, Plainview Water District, Re-elect
- David Brackett, Port Washington Water District, Re-elect
- Michael Kosinski, Roslyn Water District, Re-elect
- John Hirt, South Farmingdale Water District, Re-elect
- Joseph Perry, South Huntington Water District, New elect
- Joseph Marando, West Hempstead Water District, Re-elect
- Rodney Caines, Westbury Water District, New elect
- Barry Green, Westbury Water District, New elect
*Not pictured are re-elect Bernard McCabe of Glenwood Water District, and new elect Francis J. Flood of Massapequa Water District.
About Nassau-Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association (NSWCA)
The NSWCA is comprised of Water Commissioners¹ from 21 Nassau County and Suffolk County water districts. NSWCA is dedicated to communication, efficiency and best practices among Long Island¹s 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.