A sewer district in Port Washington is embroiled in turmoil after two elected commissioners accused the third of violating his "oath of office" over an alleged conflict of interest and are seeking his ouster.

The controversy follows a July report, when the ethics counsel for the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District ruled Brandon Kurz, one of three commissioners, had a conflict of interest. The memo cited Kurz's role with the Port Washington Police Athletic League, which plays its games at district-owned Sunset Park, officials said.

The July 9 memo from Steven Leventhal, a Roslyn-based attorney specializing in municipal ethics law, said Kurz "violated his oath of office" by signing an agreement with PAL last year while also serving as a district commissioner.

In recent weeks,

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