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Dobbs Ferry trustees move to remove exceptions for gas-powered leaf blowers; public hearing and consistent hours to follow
Summary
Trustees agreed in principle to remove enumerated exceptions for gas-powered leaf blowers (golf course, municipal and school operations) and to standardize noise-hour provisions; staff will draft a local-law revision and schedule a public hearing, with enforcement timing planned after May 15.
The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees in a Jan. 20 workshop signaled consensus to remove exceptions that now allow certain large properties and operations to use gas-powered leaf blowers despite a recent local law limiting those devices.
Susan Gilbert, representing Sustainable Dobbs and the village—ommittee that advocated the original rule change, urged trustees to delete exemptions for golf-course operations, municipal workers and school employees, saying the change "minimizes confusion" and would signal the village pplies the same standard to public and private actors.
Trustees and staff reviewed…
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