[Town Meeting] Leaf Blower committee

[John D. Leone, Moderator]

Hello Town Meeting members.

          I hope that your summer is going well.  On August 27th, 2012, in
light of the recent special election results wherein the Town's voters
nearly overturned the leaf blower ban Bylaw that Town Meeting approved this
Spring, the Board of Selectmen formed a committee for the purpose of
exploring options to an outright ban on leaf blowers.   It is Mr. Greeley's
intention to bring to Town Meeting next Spring, a compromise Article that
will modify the complete ban and impose some level of restrictions on leaf
blower use.

          The Committee will be comprised of Mr. Greeley, Ms. Mahon, Mr.
Chapdelaine and
Christine Connolly, Director of the Board of Health, as well as
four persons from the Landscapers Association who oppose the ban, and four
Town Meeting members, presumably who are in favor of the ban, to be
appointed by the Moderator.

         If you are interested in serving on this committee please send an
email to me: JDLmoderator at gmail.com ,by August 31st. Please include your
preceint number and position on the issue.


Special Election results:  votes casts:  8158, 28.23%  of voters,  votes
cast to retain the ban: 2919,  32.1% of votes cast, votes cast to overturn
the ban:  5539, 67.9% of votes cast.

http://www.arlingtonma.gov/public_documents/ArlingtonMA_Clerk/elections/2012/SpecialElectionResutls_07192012.pdf
thank for your time.

John D. Leone, Moderator
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