March 10, 2005
Dear Friends and Neighbors: The first Urban Noise and Leaf Blowers Community Meeting went well. There were neighborhood representatives from neighborhoods throughout the city. Discussions focused on concerns associated with leaf blowers, concerns about regulating leaf blowers, as well as community strategies in relation to leaf blowers and their use (see accompanying notes from the meeting.) We are now planning a follow-up meeting to: 1) hear more thoughts, comments, and recommendations and 2) develop next steps in working on the issues. One proposal that we will be discussing is the introduction of an ordinance that would prohibit combustion engine leaf blowers in the City of Minneapolis. Please join us for the final meeting of the Quiet Community Coalition regarding the proposed regulation of leaf blowers on Saturday, March 19th from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Lyndale Farmstead Park 3900 Bryant Avenue South. Indeed, over 250 cities in North America have regulated leaf blowers, including Los Angeles, California, where no gas powered leaf blower may be used within 500 feet of a residence (see www.zapla.org). Therefore, through this initiative, we will be following a national trend in which cities remain vigilant to the impacts of so-called 'modern conveniences' which have wasteful and harmful effects on our quality of life. Please bring signed petitions, community experts, allies and other information to the meeting. This meeting will be to coordinate our strategy and bring together our resources before presenting our case to the Minneapolis City Council. Sincerely, Dan Niziolek Stephen Rueff, Resident East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood  Dean Zimmerman -Stephen Stephen Rueff REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
