Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Town Meeting-approved bylaw banning gas-powered leaf blowers stipulates that anyone can use them from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15.
Last fall the The leaf blower ban warrant article passed last fall's Special Town Meeting, and went into effect in June of this year. Per the stipulations of the bylaw, gas-powered leaf blowers are not permitted except during two two-month-long windows during the year: from March 15 to May 15, and from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15 Outside of those dates and times, use of gas leaf blowers is not allowed. The ban does not apply to electric leafblowers, nor to to the Department of Public Works's leaf blowers or those of town Contractors. If you have a leaf blower, it also has to meet the town's noise limit of 67 decibels. Many machines will have a manufacturer's sticker indicating the noise level, but if yours does not, the Department of Public …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Brookline Police Department issued a reminder that leaf blowers are not to be used for certain parts of the year. The bylaw goes into effect today.
[Clarification: The phrase "leaf blower" in the bylaw refers to gas-powered devices. The police department clarified in an e-mail: The language of the by-law defines leaf blowers as any portable gasoline-powered machine used to blow leaves, dirt, and other debirs off lawns, sidewalks, and other horizontal surfaces. The article has been updated to clarify this point. 9:34 a.m., June 6] It is time to hang up your leaf blower for the summer, because summertime use of the gardening equipment is banned. The leaf blower ban warrant article, which passed Town Meeting last fall, has gone into effect, per a document sent out by the Brookline Police Department earlier today. Brookline Police sent out a timely PDF reminder, available to the right…
The Brookline Police Department issued a reminder that leaf blowers are not to be used for certain parts of the year. The bylaw goes into effect today.
[Clarification: The phrase "leaf blower" in the bylaw refers to gas-powered devices. The police department clarified in an e-mail: The language of the by-law defines leaf blowers as any portable gasoline-powered machine used to blow leaves, dirt, and other debirs off lawns, sidewalks, and other horizontal surfaces. The article has been updated to clarify this point. 9:34 a.m., June 6] It is time to hang up your leaf blower for the summer, because summertime use of the gardening equipment is banned. The leaf blower ban warrant article, which passed Town Meeting last fall, has gone into effect, per a document sent out by the Brookline Police Department earlier today. Brookline Police sent out a timely PDF reminder, available to the right…
Dianne
1:41 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sept. 15 to Dec.15, one of the two two month windows? Looks like a three month window to me. more ›