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White Plains council adopts ban on handheld gas leaf blowers, with exceptions and outreach plan
Summary
Council members voted Jan. 6 to adopt changes to the municipal code banning most handheld internal‑combustion leaf blowers, while allowing defined exceptions for large properties and outlining a stepped enforcement and outreach approach.
The White Plains Common Council adopted amendments to the municipal code that effectively ban most handheld gas‑powered leaf blowers, following a lengthy discussion about environmental, noise and enforcement concerns.
Council members framed the ordinance as a public‑health and environmental measure that reduces noise and greenhouse‑gas emissions. Councilman Frye Pearson, who led the remarks supporting the change, said gas‑powered leaf…
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