Mostly Cloudy 44°
Tag:

Gas-powered leaf blowers

News
New Westchester Municipality To Put Restrictions On Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers New Westchester Municipality To Put Restrictions On Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
New Westchester Municipality To Put Restrictions On Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Another municipality in Westchester County has placed a seasonal ban on the usage of gas-powered leaf blowers.  The first annual ban on the loud maintenance machines will take place in the Village of Irvington-on-Hudson between Wednesday, Dec. 16 until Monday, March 15 of 2021.  Gas-powered leaf blowers can only be used for snow removal, or in the case of an emergency.  Between March 15 and Tuesday, June 1, the leaf blowers can be used by property owners between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 p.m. until 4 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays, according to Irvingt…

SHARE

by Christina Coulter
Politics
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 …

SHARE

by Christina Coulter
News
Westchester Community Becomes One Of First In Northeast To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Westchester Community Becomes One Of First In Northeast To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
Westchester Community Becomes One Of First In Northeast To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers In a unanimous and unprecedented decision, officials in a Westchester County municipality voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers effective January 2022, becoming one of the first communities in the Northeast to take such action.  The Monday, Sept. 21 decision, according to the Village of Larchmont's Board of Trustees, was driven by environmental concerns.  “Larchmont is proud to be a leader in municipal green policy," said Mayor Lorraine Walsh. "Policies such as this, which ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers entirely, are essential if we are going to make meaningful progr…

SHARE

by Christina Coulter