Peacetown Jonathan
03-17-2011, 11:49 AM
A new poll has gone up on PD's Sonoma Watch asking whether you think Sebastopol should have no restrictions (existing situation), new restrictions or a total ban on leaf blowers. Please vote!
https://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2011/03/cities/sebastopol-council-votes-to-ban-leaf-blowers/#comment-51501
And how about a Peaceful Air effort in this debate I am all for that!
I posted this on the comment section under the poll. I appreciate Sun Solar and others bringing forth info about leaf vaccums, which I think our city ought to invest in!
What hours to times or uses, if any, do YOU think our city council ought to create This is a good time and venue to express yourself, reply CONSTRUCTIVELY please :yinyang:
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Sonoma Watch Comment:
To Blown away above: Only 38% favor no restrictions. 62% of us favor CHANGING the exiting situation to create restrictions on leaf blowers, with more than a third of those favoring restrictions wanting a complete ban.
There is a lot of hot air being blown at those of us who favor effectively restricting the usage of leaf blowers in Sebastopol.
Yet despite the constant barrage of insults and distracting comments that have nothing to do with this issue, it is the Sebastopol Peaceful Air effort, which seeks to effectively restrict leaf blowers, that speaks for a clear majority of the members of our community. We are not a tiny minority, but a majority of the residents of Sebastopol. It sees that this fact, more than any other, triggers such anger from the pro leaf blower crown.
My public challenge to those who spend all their words working to diminish and denigrate SPARE's effort is that you constructively propose which restrictions each of you find acceptable or express why you feel no restrictions are necessary.
Our community and City Council members are listening, and I have personally heard very insightful defenses of irreplaceable uses for leaf blowers. But it's hard to find those, between all the negative attacks.
It would reflect well on all of us, and feel more like the caring community we are, if we each tried to bring a Peaceful Air Effort to this debate, as well!
Respectfully,
Jonathan
https://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2011/03/cities/sebastopol-council-votes-to-ban-leaf-blowers/#comment-51501
And how about a Peaceful Air effort in this debate I am all for that!
I posted this on the comment section under the poll. I appreciate Sun Solar and others bringing forth info about leaf vaccums, which I think our city ought to invest in!
What hours to times or uses, if any, do YOU think our city council ought to create This is a good time and venue to express yourself, reply CONSTRUCTIVELY please :yinyang:
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Sonoma Watch Comment:
To Blown away above: Only 38% favor no restrictions. 62% of us favor CHANGING the exiting situation to create restrictions on leaf blowers, with more than a third of those favoring restrictions wanting a complete ban.
There is a lot of hot air being blown at those of us who favor effectively restricting the usage of leaf blowers in Sebastopol.
Yet despite the constant barrage of insults and distracting comments that have nothing to do with this issue, it is the Sebastopol Peaceful Air effort, which seeks to effectively restrict leaf blowers, that speaks for a clear majority of the members of our community. We are not a tiny minority, but a majority of the residents of Sebastopol. It sees that this fact, more than any other, triggers such anger from the pro leaf blower crown.
My public challenge to those who spend all their words working to diminish and denigrate SPARE's effort is that you constructively propose which restrictions each of you find acceptable or express why you feel no restrictions are necessary.
Our community and City Council members are listening, and I have personally heard very insightful defenses of irreplaceable uses for leaf blowers. But it's hard to find those, between all the negative attacks.
It would reflect well on all of us, and feel more like the caring community we are, if we each tried to bring a Peaceful Air Effort to this debate, as well!
Respectfully,
Jonathan