
Monday’s RTM meeting will feature several appointments, including reappointments of two Board of Health members – Dr. Sarah Gamble and Lauren O’Keefe. Continue Reading →
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Monday’s RTM meeting will feature several appointments, including reappointments of two Board of Health members – Dr. Sarah Gamble and Lauren O’Keefe. Continue Reading →
“There are no penalties (in 2024), but that doesn’t mean that you can use then. Nor that homeowners or neighbors are wrong for asking landscapers to stop using that equipment. Homeowners may call the police, and the police may come out. And the police will ask you to to stop using your gas leaf blower. Just because there is a year before any fine are levied, that does not mean you are not expected to comply.” – Svetlana Wasserman Continue Reading →
“It is outrageous to think you would pass a law and then exempt yourself.” – Peter Lauridsen Continue Reading →
“At last, instead of listening to ear piercing noise and inhaling toxic fumes, for a few months out of the year residents can enjoy some fresh air and the sounds of nature in their own backyards.” – Elizabeth Dempsey Continue Reading →
The Board of Health’s meeting agenda for Thursday, Dec 7 (virtual only, via Zoom at 3:00pm) features a single item: Repeal the town’s noise ordinance altogether. Continue Reading →
The board voted to create a re-education program on the existing noise ordinance, as well as a registration system for landscapers with decals for their vehicles. The Board chair Joel Muhlbaum said there would need to be “buy-in” from Greenwich Police Dept and the Chief of Police because they would be in charge of enforcing the ordinance. Continue Reading →
“Our neighbors in Bedford, Larchmont, Bronxville and Westport all enjoy quiet summers free from the noise and fumes of gas leaf blowers.” – Monica Prihoda, Greenwich Continue Reading →
Farmer Joe, a battery powered mower, is quiet and expels no fumes. Better yet, consider replacing lawn with meadow. If you do need water, water in the morning when it’s less likely to evaporate. Continue Reading →
Robotic mowers offer environmental benefits as they don’t produce any direct emissions like traditional gas-powered small engines and consume low energy. Continue Reading →
Halfway through the Eastern Middle School graduation, leaf blowers started on an adjacent property, drowning out the speakers. Continue Reading →