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Friday, December 10, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 50
Port WashingtonTimes HOLIDAY GIFT & PARTY GUIDE
FLOWER HILL HOLDS SUOZZI TOUTS LI HEARING ON RENTAL LAW SOUND FUNDING
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HAPPY CHANUKAH
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Brackett, Kurz vie for water commish Challenger looking to unseat long-term incumbent BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Port Washington Water District Commissioner David Brackett is running for re-election against lifelong resident Brandon Kurz. Brackett, who has been a member of the district’s Board of Commissioners since 1992, stressed the importance of keeping pollutants and harmful chemicals out of residential water and maintaining transparency with the community ahead of the election Tuesday.
“It is not hyperbole, this is the most challenging time our water district has ever faced,” Brackett wrote. “Contaminants like 1,4 dioxane, PFOA & PFOS have no place in our water.” Brackett became involved with Port’s water district when he grew concerned about the Port Washington landfill, also known as the Town of North Hempstead L-4 landfill, contaminating a well owned by the water district. He and some other residents of the village formed a group called Citizens Concerned About the
Landfill. After getting involved with another group centered on a proposed incinerator site for the Town of North Hempstead, a friend of Brackett told him that he was not seeking reelection and suggested that he run in his place. Brackett has sat on the board ever since. Kurz, whose family has been a part of the Port Washington community since the 1800s, is the executive director of Port Washington Youth Activities and a board member Continued on Page 51
Lawlor Mullins, Hsiao running for P.D. commish Updating district HQ after decades a priority for candidates PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHABAD OF PORT WASHINGTON
The Chabad of Port Washington hosted a menorah lighting ceremony over the weekend.
BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Port Washington Police District Commissioner Angela Lawlor Mullins is running for re-election against challenger Michelle Hsiao. Mullins, who has served as a commissioner in the dis-
trict since first being elected in 2009, is a retired New York City police detective and a Port Washington resident for 25 years. Before becoming a detective, she said, her experience in the financial sector allowed her to become familiar with budgeting, contract negotiations and obtaining funding
from grants. Hsiao and her family moved to Port Washington in 2015 after she oversaw multimillion-dollar budgets for prominent companies and was the vice president of a privately held department store. Hsiao has also been involved Continued on Page 50
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