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Select Board reviews draft leaf‑blower bylaw edits; board asks planner to run changes by town counsel
Summary
Board members debated trimming the bylaw timeline and whether to retain a one‑acre exception for tractor/mounted blowers; staff will incorporate minor edits, run changes by counsel, and return with a revised draft for potential inclusion on the warrant.
The Select Board discussed edits to a draft leaf‑blower bylaw that would phase out gas‑powered leaf blowers over several years. Board members debated moving some compliance dates earlier by a few months, whether fall cleanup windows should end earlier, and whether to keep an exception for tractor‑mounted or walk‑behind four‑stroke devices on lots larger than one acre.
Select Board member Jim consolidated suggested edits from community commenters and recommended some…
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