MURDOCK — It burns cleaner, there seems to be plenty of it, and it costs a lot less than gasoline. So it would be only “natural” for Punta Gorda and Charlotte County to consider converting their vehicles to run on compressed natural gas, area economic booster Brian Presley told both local governments in a pitch Friday.

Several members of the City Council and the County Commission expressed support, at least for exploring the option, during their joint quarterly meeting held in the county’s commission chambers.