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Council authorizes removal and replacement of above-ground fuel tanks under state contract
Summary
The borough approved Resolution 2026-200 to procure removal and replacement of aging above-ground fuel and used-oil tanks through New Jersey state contract T0849; officials said engineering review shows no current contamination and the new double-walled tanks will be removable in the future.
Bradley Beach approved a resolution to remove and replace aging above-ground fuel and used-oil storage tanks used by the Department of Public Works.
Speaker 6 (administrative report/DPW) described the plan: the borough will remove the existing tanks and install new, double-walled tanks that meet current standards and that can be removed in the future if subsequent governing bodies decide. "They're above ground," Speaker 6 said when a council member asked. Engineer review found no evidence of leakage or contamination, the speaker said, but officials cautioned delaying replacement could increase contamination risk.
Councilors amended the resolution title and first whereas to explicitly include "replacement" rather than just "removal" and then voted to approve the procurement under New Jersey state contract T0849. The contract award and project were described as using qualified state-contracted vendors and intended to be executed quickly to reduce environmental risk.
Why it matters: The tanks support municipal operations (vehicle fueling and used-oil collection); officials said prompt replacement reduces environmental and operational risk and is being procured under state contract procurement rules.
