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Spurred by residents’ concerns about the community’s air quality, the City Council voted unanimously Monday to require Livermore Municipal Airport’s (LVK) aircraft fuel supplier to provide an unleaded product within two years, a date that could be extended if found necessary.
The action occurred during a meeting where the council also sided with residents and voted down a proposal that would have abolished the city’s Beautification and Historic Preservation Commissions.
The issue of unleaded fuel availability at LVK began several months ago when a Livermore parent blamed the airport for her son’s positive test for lead in his blood. The woman told The Independent that she had no evidence to support her claim, but said she lived in a home where lead pipes had been replaced before she moved in and could think of no other reason why her child tested positive. She and her husband have moved with their son out of the city.
The woman shared her story with Livermore Mayor John Marchand and other Livermore residents, who repeatedly spoke at City Council meetings during televised open forums. Speakers demanded city officials force LVK to switch from leaded fuel to unleaded.
LVK’s fuel provider, Five Rivers Aviation, sells Low Lead fuel and Kerosene-based fuel, but does not offer unleaded, although it is in its future plans.
Spurred by residents’ concerns about the community’s air quality, the City Council voted unanimously Monday to require Livermore Municipal Airport’s (LVK) aircraft fuel supplier to provide an unleaded product within two years, a date that could be extended if found necessary.
The action occurred during a meeting where the council also sided with residents and voted down a proposal that would have abolished the city’s Beautification and Historic Preservation Commissions.
The issue of unleaded fuel availability at LVK began several months ago when a Livermore parent blamed the airport for her son’s positive test for lead in his blood. The woman told The Independent that she had no evidence to support her claim, but said she lived in a home where lead pipes had been replaced before she moved in and could think of no other reason why her child tested positive. She and her husband have moved with their son out of the city.
The woman shared her story with Livermore Mayor John Marchand and other Livermore residents, who repeatedly spoke at City Council meetings during televised open forums. Speakers demanded city officials force LVK to switch from leaded fuel to unleaded.
LVK’s fuel provider, Five Rivers Aviation, sells Low Lead fuel and Kerosene-based fuel, but does not offer unleaded, although it is in its future plans.
