Pollution is not 'OK'. Excessive noise is not 'OK'. There are much better ways to keep your lawn 'tidy' than to spew excessive pollutants and decibels into the air. Environmental scientists maintain that the emissions from a single leaf blower over a year’s time are the equivalent of running 80 automobiles 12,500 miles. That's quite a bit of pollution when you add up all the leaf-blowers in action here on the Island each day.  Mr. Snyder is correct; we will be a better place with controls on gas-powered blowers in place. 

I happen to be Mr. Snyder's neighbor; I hear and am frustrated by the same roaring of the blowers and smell of the fumes. I also own and use an electric leaf blower in as responsible a manner as possible. It is far less noisy and not polluting. There is a happy medium and I believe we can work together to control noise and pollution on Bainbridge.