Politics & Government
Free to Blow Leaves in Rye, Temporarily
The City of Rye has declared Tuesday's storm a significant storm event and has lifted the ban on leaf blower use temporarily.
From the City of Rye: The City Manager’s Office has declared the storm which occurred on September 18, 2012 to be a significant storm event under Section 133-7 B of the Code of the City of Rye and, therefore, has lifted the ban on the use leaf blowers in the City of Rye effective Wednesday, September 19, 2012 through and including Wednesday, September 26, 2012 with the following provisions:
- * Leaf blowers can not be used on Sunday, September 23, 2012.
- * Leaf blowers shall not be operated between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and
- between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Saturday, September 22, 2012.
- * The Leaf blower ban will resume on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
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