Hidden inside the town-wide leaf-blower vote on July 19 is a second vote.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Leaf-blower election Q&A
Arlington's legislature, Town Meeting, voted this spring to curb leaf blowers. Local lawn-care companies are seeking to repeal these restrictions.
Voters will vote on the repeal in a special town-wide election (a referendum) on Thursday, July 19.
Q: What is on the ballot?
A: According to the Town's web site, the language of the vote is as follows:
Voters will vote on the repeal in a special town-wide election (a referendum) on Thursday, July 19.
Q: What is on the ballot?
A: According to the Town's web site, the language of the vote is as follows:
Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting whereby it was voted to amend the Town Bylaws to prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers on private property between May 15th and October 15th by a vote of 95 in the affirmative to 85 in the negative.A yes vote is a vote to retain the new bylaw restricting leaf-blower use. A no vote is a vote to repeal the bylaw.
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