Woodmere's Avi Fertig is running for re-election as Sanitary District 1 commissioner

Avi Fertig is running for re-election as commissioner on the Sanitary District 1 board. 

Fertig is running unopposed for a five-year term.

He has served as commissioner over the last three years after the death of long-time Commissioner Harry Beltrani. 

Fertig aims to earn the support of community members by continuing to advocate for the high quality of sanitation services S.D. 1 provides for the Five Towns and the surrounding communities.

"I think we're doing important work," he said. "The district is very well run and I'm proud to be associated with it. I know that we're providing a very efficient and very cost effective service to the people."

Fertig also advocates for additional services to the community such as Shredding Day. The service was halted because of the Covid-19 pandemic and was one of the driving forces to bring it back twice this year.

In last year's S.D. 1 election for a seat on the board of commissioners, Inwood's Gwynette Campbell was declared the winner in May after a nearly yearlong legal battle with her opponent, Hewlett's Gabriel Boxer.

Asked if the lawsuit affected the way residents perceive the district, Fertig said that community members value the service S.D. 1 provides for the Five Towns and surrounding communities. 

"We received quite a bit of feedback about how much people appreciate the way the district is run and how seamless their delivery of service is," he said. "The services they receive are delivered."

The Hempstead Town Board established Sanitary District 1 in 1929.  The district collects the recycling and trash of more than 50,000 residents and a variety of commerical and institutional properties across the Five Towns and portions of the unincorprated areas of Lynbrook and Green Acres. The sanitary district is one of such five independent districts in the town. 

The vote will be held at the district office on July 10, located at 2 Bay Blvd. Lawrence, from 6 to 10 p.m.