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Rye Brook grants one-year exemption for gas tow-behind blower used on golf course fairways
Summary
Trustees approved a one-year extension allowing a gas-powered, tow-behind leaf blower on golf-course acreage through Oct. 1, 2025, citing lack of an available electric equivalent; the village kept prior operating conditions limiting use near residences.
Trustees in the Village of Rye Brook on Jan. 28 approved a one-year extension allowing the village’s golf course contractor to use a gas-powered tow-behind leaf blower on large fairway acreage, citing the lack of an electric tow-behind alternative on the market.
A representative for the golf-course operations told trustees the property had doubled its inventory of battery-powered backpack and handheld blowers but still lacks a battery-powered tow-behind machine suitable for the course’s larger fairways. “We doubled our fleet, bringing it up to 15 battery-powered leaf blowers,” the club representative said. “But yet we…
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