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Residents press township to reexamine leaf blower exceptions in noise ordinance
Summary
Residents urged the township to reconsider exceptions in its noise ordinance for landscaping equipment after a presenter compared the township's 65 dB residential baseline with commercial gas leaf blowers rated about 79.3 dB, arguing repeated blower use causes health and nuisance concerns.
Several residents raised noise concerns at the Feb. 18 meeting, urging the township to revisit exceptions in its noise ordinance that group landscaping equipment with heavy machinery.
Charlie Schachter (10 Raleigh Court) told the committee that township daytime residential baseline noise appears to be 65 decibels and contrasted that with a leading commercial gas blower (Echo 9010T)…
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