Residents Bring Noise To Ordinance Debate Landscaping Services

The Programs &; Services Committee public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 19, was held to discuss several proposals to decrease noise levels around Newton landscaping . Aldermen Marcia Johnson’s and Susan Albright’s proposal is to lower decibel levels in the current noise ordinance, specifically for equipment such as leaf blowers, lawnmowers and trimmers landscaping services. And Ted Hess-Mahan has proposed legislation that would ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers citywide.Changing permissible noise levels has been kicked around by aldermen for some time landscaping services, according to Johnson, chairman of Programs &; .Stephanie Karger, of Walnut Grove Street, agreed with Conklin . She thought it fair for homeowners to pay more for .

commander of the Community Bureau, said the police department usually gets calls on weekend mornings , when landscapers or homeowners start working before the allotted time period. Police warnings usually silence any disturbance.Johnson and Albright did not include time or day changes in their noise ordinance revisions, despite some residents’ suggestions for a later start on weekdays .Hess-Mahan presented his argument for banning gas-powered leaf blowers next , saying he penned the ordinance to help reduce noise, emissions and general air pollution kicked up by the equipment landscaping .

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