But if we ban leaf blowers, why not lawn mowers, chain saws, motorized scooters and any other device that makes too much noise? This smacks of the work-place safety excuse for the smoking ban. Smoking is a workplace hazard but no one does anything about noise that regularly exceeds OSHA's safety standards.
And how the heck will the city enforce this? Police numbers are thread bare enough so that officers struggle to take vacation time or make use of comp time. Will they have time to go respond to a noise complaint over a leaf blower? It reminds me of problems with garbage trucks in residential neighborhoods before 6am. Ya, technically it's against the city ordinance but it's a huge pain in the rear to get anything done about it. Is this going to be the result? Allen Graetz Lowry Hill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wilde Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 9:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Mpls] leaf blowers "THE QUIET COMMUNITY COALITION believes that leaf blowers are more of a nuisance than a convenience and are a health hazard. We would like the Minneapolis City Council to review the actions of the 200 or-so other North American cities which regulated or banned leaf blowers and take similar action." I think the city should ban leave blowers. As Stephen said, we put bans on noise and pollution all the time. Leaf blowers are loud and irritating, waste limited natural resources, and contribute to asthma and other lung ailments. For that reaosn alone I think more people would be in favor of the ban. The levels of city kids with asthma has skyrocketed and is a serious public health issue. Mark Wilde Windom Park __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
