Water Commissioner Brian Hassan is running unopposed to retain his seat on the Albertson Water District Board of Commissioners in the election Dec. 12.

Hassan was appointed as water commissioner in April after one of the seats on the board became vacant. He was appointed to finish the term of former Commissioner Richard Ockovic, who moved out of the district, through Dec. 31.

After nearly seven months of serving on the board, Hassan will now be running to be elected to the position. If elected, Hassan would serve a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1.

The Albertson Water District Board of Commissioners consists of three commissioners with one elected every year. The other commissioners serving on the board with Hassan are Edward Scott , who was recently elected as District 2 councilmember for the Town of North Hempstead, and Janell Giordano.

Hassan is also a trustee for the Herricks Public Schools Board of Education. He is currently serving his fifth three-year term on the board.

The Albertson Water District spans 1.5 square miles and has a population of 13,500 while serving Albertson, Searingtown and parts of Roslyn Heights. There are three storage tanks with five wells. In addition, there are 447 fire hydrants and 50 miles of water mains. The district provides water to both residential and commercial sites with a daily capacity of 7.7 million gallons. About 4.5% of its 4,069 connections are commercial in nature.

The election will be held at the Albertson Fire House at 100 I.U. Willets Rd. in Albertson from 3-9 p.m. on Dec. 12. Registered voters who reside within the Albertson Water District are eligible to vote.