01.31.2024 Government Greenport officials divided on proposed leaf blower ban The Greenport Village Board will continue to discuss a popular but controversial proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers at a special work session on Thursday, after debate at last...
01.02.2024 Community Greenport Village considers ban on gas-powered leaf blowers At their final board meeting of 2023 last week, Greenport officials heard from residents about what the community described as the scourge of gas-powered leaf blowers. One resident...
01.28.2018 Columns Column: An idea not worth blowing away yet As the ever-expanding use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers — with their attendant noise, dust, and substantial pollution — has become an increasing problem for communities all across the country,...
01.19.2018 Government Proposed leaf blower ban in Greenport blows over The Greenport Village Board will not be enacting laws to ban the use of gas powered leaf blowers, the board decided at its work session Thursday.
12.29.2017 Government Mixed reaction to proposal to limit use of leaf blowers in Greenport A proposal to limit the times when gas powered leaf blowers can be used in Greenport Village got a mixed reaction Thursday night during a public hearing.