Committee hears update on possible county action to restrict gas-powered leaf blowers
Committee members were briefed that advocacy group Equal Action Arlington favors an 18-month phase-in to ban gas-powered leaf blowers while landscaping businesses say they need more time; the matter is expected to receive extended discussion at the upcoming county board meeting.
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Committee members received an update that the county board will soon consider restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers. The chair summarized competing views: environmental advocates, including Equal Action Arlington, urged a relatively short phase-in (the group argued 18 months is sufficient), while representatives of landscape companies and others say the industry is not ready for that schedule.
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