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Conservation commission endorses draft leaf‑blower ordinance, will press town council for edits
Summary
The New Canaan Conservation Commission voted to endorse a draft ordinance restricting gas-powered leaf blowers seasonally and will send an endorsed version — with suggested fixes — to the town council for further drafting and public hearing.
The Conservation Commission voted to endorse a draft ordinance limiting gas-powered leaf blowers in New Canaan and will ask the town council to consider the commission’s suggested edits.
A committee member who summarized the ordinance said the proposal would enact a seasonal ban on gas-powered blowers from Memorial Day to Labor Day while allowing electric blowers and personal-use carve-outs. He told the commission that the draft had attracted “quite a lot of public comment, largely supportive,” though a…
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