OPINION — A few weeks ago I made some comments at a town council meeting urging the council to ban leaf blowers. The noise pollution and air pollution from these devices is disrupting our peace. Plus, our neighbors' landscapers blow stuff into our yard. We have asked our landscapers to stop blowing, and start using rakes and brooms instead.
There are three cities that I know of that have banned all types of leaf blowers on public property as well as gas-powered ones on private property. I have shared those municipal codes from Del Mar, Calif., Carmel, Calif., and Hidden Hills, Calif., with all of the town council members, in hopes that they will take action in Paradise Valley to do the same.
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