Quiet Clean PDX is asking Portland commissioners to support a city-wide ban on gas leaf blowers that would take effect in a year or two, to allow time for the transition to electric equipment (and hopefully to more use of rakes & brooms).
You can help convince the commissioners and Mayor Wheeler to support a ban by letting them know your feelings about gas leaf blowers and why you’d like to see them eliminated. Now is the time for them to hear from you.
Your message can be brief, and highlight the noise and nuisance caused by these machines as this is the most likely path to an ordinance; but feel free to also mention other ills, such as the toxic fumes and dust clouds. According to the California Air Resources Board, operating a gas leaf blower for just one hour creates more air pollution than driving a car 1,100 miles!
Email all Commissioners (include your address and/or neighborhood):
mayorwheeler@portlandoregon.gov
commissionerryanoffice@portlandoregon.gov