Greg Luce writes: > Have consumer and community-oriented efforts been given a chance to work? > For example, uniting certain neighborhoods or block groups around the issue > and coming up with a plan short of an ordinance. Perhaps enacting a > 'ban'--though unenforceable-- in your neighborhood and calling attention to > it with some sort of campaign, similar to the pretty effective campaigns > around speeding (e.g., "We Live Here--Drive 25"). Establish a community > standard or goal that does not include the use of two-stroke engine leaf > blowers.
Or even just a consciousness-raising effort - which Steve Rueff deserves credit for, short of a ban. Greg's notion seems like a good idea to me. Get the word out about the substantial decibel and pollution differences between gas and electric - facts I didn't know before reading Steve's stuff. Pollution awareness has certainly made a difference in my neck of the urban woods for lawn mowers (lots more electric ones around here lately). Now, I personally hate leaf blowers, but it seems "moral suasion" should be given a bigger try before any new laws. (Again, I don't mind specifically enumerating leaf blowers in existing noise law, which is worth enforcing. I wonder how many anti-leaf-blower-law folks also despise boom cars and wish their occupants were hauled off to jail.) David Brauer Kingfield Raker 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
