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Vienna council asks staff to draft options after residents and evidence raise concerns about gas leaf-blower noise
Summary
After residents and council members cited studies and local complaints about high noise from multiple gas-powered leaf blowers, the Vienna council asked staff and the town attorney to draft ordinance options limiting hours, holidays and possibly simultaneous blower use for future consideration.
Council members pressed staff on April 21 to prepare draft ordinance options addressing gas-powered lawn equipment after residents and councilors cited health and nuisance concerns.
The discussion was prompted by complaints about sustained morning noise at commercial properties and by a read passage from a health‑department study noting that the sound from multiple gas blowers…
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