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Lafayette Environmental Task Force outlines 2024 accomplishments, seeks funding and enforcement guidance for leaf blower ordinance
Summary
The Lafayette Environmental Task Force reported on 2024 work — including an electric leaf-blower lending program, bilingual outreach, partnerships with local vendors, and early planning on single-use foodware rules — and asked council for budget and code-enforcement guidance for violations at multi-unit properties.
The Lafayette Environmental Task Force (ETF) presented its 2024 accomplishments and 2025 priorities at the April 28 council meeting, highlighting community outreach on an electric leaf-blower ordinance, a planned lending program, and early work on a foodware (single-use plastics) proposal.
ETF co-chair Maria Gastelumendi and members described a year of outreach: a bilingual brochure mailed citywide, distribution at community events, short promotional videos hosted on the city’s online services, and 50 garden signs placed across the city to raise awareness of the leaf-blower ordinance. Gastelumendi said the ETF bought a portable induction cooktop and partnered with a local retailer, Cresco, which…
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