As the person quoted in the above "Opinion", I find it condescending, dismissive, and naïve. In response, I have sent a fact-filled letter to the Editor of the Review and hope it will be published soon.

In the meantime, please know that communities across the country have addressed the noise and environmental problems caused by leaf blowers with partial or complete bans on their use. These include the entire city of Los Angeles (representing more than 4 million people), and the whole of Alameda County, California. Community controls have also been instituted in Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Florida, Connecticut, and Colorado. A list of almost 100 cities and counties with leaf-blower controls can be found on the Consumer Reports web site.

The Comprehensive Plan may or may not be the best way to address this modern-day plague, but I wholeheartedly support the efforts of our city council to come to grips with it. I hope that you, too, will lend your support.