{"id":4973,"date":"2018-03-09T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:47:48","slug":"new-tanks-on-the-way-for-islands-last-remaining-gas-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2018\/03\/new-tanks-on-the-way-for-islands-last-remaining-gas-station\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tanks on the Way for Island’s Last Remaining Gas Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paul Kelly in front of Kelly\u2019s Sea-Bay Sunoco station. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

The island\u2019s last remaining gas station \u2013 the Lavallette Sunoco \u2013 is getting new tanks and must close for a short time period, its owner said.<\/p>\n

Kelly\u2019s Sea-Bay\u2019s pumps will be closed for three to four weeks, said owner Paul Kelly. The attached service station and free air pump will remain open, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be here for repairs and service, and we get a ton of people here to use the air,\u201d said Kelly.<\/p>\n

The new pumps \u2013 a major investment \u2013 also mean the Sunoco station will be here to stay for a long time. The island\u2019s only other remaining filling station, the Lukoil in Seaside Park, decided against replacing its tanks and ceased selling gasoline.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy tanks are tested regularly every year, and they\u2019re fiberglass,\u201d said Kelly. \u201cBut the new regulations state that everything has to come out of the ground after 40 years. Mine are 39.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new tanks will also be fiberglass, but will feature a \u201cdouble wall\u201d design for safety. Three 6,000 gallon tanks will be replaced with two 10,000 gallon tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that I\u2019m the last guy on the island, our gas business has increased significantly,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n

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Kelly\u2019s Sea-Bay Service Station, Lavallette, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Sunoco station has a long history of serving the island, its residents and visitors.<\/p>\n

The Pew family \u2013 the wealthy owners of Sunoco, also known as the Sun Oil Company of Philadelphia \u2013 decided to build a summer home in Mantoloking in the 1930s. Their preferred method of travel: a sea plane from Philadelphia to the island. The trip in was easy, but there was nowhere to fill the plane\u2019s tanks for its flight back to the city. So, naturally, a Sunoco station popped up nearby.<\/p>\n

Kelly bought the station from Sunoco in 1982. You can read more about Kelly and the station\u2019s history in this Shorebeat article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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