Rockport Special Town Meeting to take up leaf blower ban again

Rockport Special Town Meeting to take up leaf blower ban again

ROCKPORT — The Select Board has accepted with a unanimous 5-0 vote a three-item warrant for special Town Meeting on Monday, April 28. The meeting will consider rescinding a prohibition on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town.

Cate Blanchett says 'leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth' because '30 minutes on a leaf blower has more pollution than driving a pickup from Texas to Alaska'. Does this make you rethink yours?

The sound of a leaf blower on a summer's day is undoubtedly annoying, but do they deserve to go – Cate Blanchett responds with an enthusiastic yes