The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District will permit incumbent commissioner Brandon Kurz to appear on the ballot for next week's election, reversing course after declaring his petition was ineligible during weeks of back-and-forth in public statements and in the courtroom.

Melanie Cassens and Arduino Marinelli, the district's other two commissioners, informed Newsday of the shift Thursday morning over text.

"We feel it's in the best interest of the community and the district to have him on the ballot," Cassens said.

Todd Steckler, Kurz's Oceanside-based attorney, said he and his client were not aware of the district's reversal until informed by Newsday.

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The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District will permit incumbent commissioner Brandon Kurz

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