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Another Westchester Community Approves Leaf Blower Limitations Another Westchester Community Approves Leaf Blower Limitations
Another Westchester Community Approves Leaf Blower Limitations After three years of research, revision and debates, a town in Northern Westchester voted unanimously to adopt restrictions limiting the usage of gas-powered leaf blowers within their community.  The new legislation approved in New Castle aims to reduce emissions and noise pollution, and will only prohibit the usage of the equipment between June 1 and Sept. 30, starting in 2021.  New Castle joins Yonkers, Bedford, Mamaroneck and most recently the village of Larchmont among Westchester communities enacting similar measures. The ban on the usage of gas-powered leaf blowers in …

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by Christina Coulter