Politics & Government

SOUND OFF: Do You Support a Seasonal Leaf Blower Ban?

Autumn is nigh. Do you chafe at blasting leaf-blowers, or is that tidy look worth the audio anguish?

 

The first leaves are falling, and, in some towns, season leaf-blower bans are about ready to take a vacation. 

Ladies and gentlemen, start your leaf-blower engines.

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Newton actually has a .

. Leaf-blowers have been banned since spring; starting next weekend (Sept. 15), blowers will be allowed for three months; the leaf-blower ban resumes in December.

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What do you think about banning leaf blowers: the blessed sound of leaf-blower silence or a prime example of government overreach? 

Share your thoughts in the comments section below.


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