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Rye Brook keeps leaf-blower public hearing open; grants one-year exemptions to two HOAs with conditions
Summary
The Village Board kept a public hearing open on proposed changes to the seasonal leaf‑blower law and approved one‑year exemption extensions with conditions for Talcott Woods and Kingfield homeowners associations.
The Rye Brook Board of Trustees kept a public hearing open on proposed changes to the village’s seasonal leaf‑blower law and approved one‑year exemptions for two homeowners associations on conditions meant to limit gas‑blower use.
The public hearing on amending Chapter 158, Section 2.1 — the seasonal leaf‑blower restrictions — was continued to a meeting on May 27. The board also approved exemption requests from Talcott Woods Homeowners Association and Kingfield HOA, each for one year and with operational limits on gas‑powered blowers.
The board opened discussion on a staff recommendation to remove a code requirement that officers record an initial warning before issuing a ticket. Chris (staff member) told trustees the police asked that the warning requirement be removed because “we don't have a mechanism in the field to…
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