It’s believed Somerset is the first municipality to sell gasoline directly to customers. The station has been open to the public less than a week, but has generated plenty of controversy. Complaints from residents led Somerset’s City Council to broach the topic of selling its own gasoline. The city had already been selling compressed natural gas for two years. In fact, much of the infrastructure the city needed to begin selling gasoline was already in place to service Somerset’s fleet vehicles. But some critics say using public money to compete in private enterprise is wrong...
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:11:59 +0000
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