WESTFIELD — After public hearings in front of the Planning Board and City Council and a review by the License Committee, the Council voted 7-4 on Nov. 6 to permit the application by Jimbob Aviation for a gas storage license for 20,000 gallons of Jet A fuel outside of their hangar at Westfield Barnes Airport.
During the public hearing in August at the Planning Board, which voted unanimously in favor of the application, David Frothingham, senior civil engineer from Wilcox & Barton, said the 20,000 above ground storage tank for jet fuel will be in a tertiary containment site within concrete walls and bottom, with a pump, motors and filters in front. He said the tank will be covered by a canopy with lights in it, similar to one in a gas station.
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