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Council studies limits on gas-powered leaf blowers; discussion focuses on noise, air pollution and unintended consequences
Summary
Councilmembers discussed an item introduced at the Jan. 14 study session on possible restrictions for gas-powered leaf blowers. Views differed; council asked staff to consider options but took no formal action.
Prescott — On Jan. 14, 2025, Prescott City Council heard a study-session discussion about possible restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers after Councilman Moore introduced constituent concerns about noise and emissions.
Councilman Moore said small gas-powered landscape engines “emit harmful air pollutants” and added, “I personally am supportive of a ban on leaf blowers.” He cited published comparisons that equate one hour of leaf-blower operation to a car driving about 1,100 miles in pollutant output, and he…
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