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The following memorandum was presented to the Board of Selectmen by the Brookline DPW Commissioner. Testing validated that       "A single employee with one leaf blower, is able to do what it would take five employees using rakes brooms and shovels, in the same amount of time."


https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/publicworksdepartment/leafblowers/leaf%20blowers.pdf (Cambridge best practices brochure.)

http://www.turfmagazine.com/tag/leaf-blowers/(2015 Article from Turf Magazine)

http://leafblowernoise.com (Facts from Larry Will, retired VP of Engineering for ECHO)

http://brooklinema.gov/1221/noise-bylaw-committee (Brookline Noise by-law committee report)

https://www.valleyair.org/newsed/LeafBlowers/LeafBlower.pdf (Dust study for San Joaquin Valley Unified Air pollution Control District, 2006 )

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html (Edmunds 2011 study) http://leafblowernoise.com/edmonds%20test%20response2.pdf (Rebuttal to Edmunds study)

 http://www.arb.ca.gov/db/search/google_result.htm?q=dr+nancy+steele+and+leafblowers&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&which=arb_google&cx=006180681887686055858%3Abew1c4wl8hc&srch_words=&cof=FORID%3A11(Report to the California Air Resources Board on the environmental and health effects of Leafblowers)

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9735(OSHA noise regulations and standards)

NEWS FLASH!!!                                                                                                                                     After reviewing current information about new low decibel and low emission leaf blowers, The American Lung Association updated their  website to state that only older model leaf blowers and snowblowers often have no pollution control devices an can pollute the air. They confirmed their previous statements "were out of date." Learn more at  http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/outdoor/air-pollution/10-tips-to-protect-yourself.html

WHO WE ARE EXACTLY....Faith Michaels, homeowner 28 years/owner Faithful Flowers, Michael Peiring, owner of Landscape Collaborative, and with Ann West, Brookline homeowners 30+ years, Katherine Beigien, Brookline homeowner 43 years/former Trustee Walnut Hills Cemetery, Christie Dustman, Owner, Christie Dustman&Co. Inc, working in Brookline 17 years, Peter Gately, Brookline homeowner 30 plus years/owner Brookline Landscape, Brookline Homeowner, Elaine Shannon, Brookline homeowner 29 years, Ottavio Mariano/O&A Landscaping, Bob Marzilli working in Brookline as a landscape professional for 35 years/RP Marzilli and Co., Joe Caruso, Landscape professional working in Brookline for over 40 years, Bobby and Nancy O'connor, 3rd generation Brookline, homeowners fifty+ years/O'connor Landscaping 30 years, Allan Sutfin, Brookline homeowner 45 years, Timothy Dolan, arborist, horticulturalist/ 2003 Environmentalist of the Year Town of Brookline, Phoebe Ramler, homegrown and Brookline homeowner 50years+,Fred Levitan TMM P14,Elaine Shain 55+Brookliner, George Vasios, Homeowner, Benedict Hallowell, homeowner, Julian Fisher, homeowner, Darrell Newton, Newton Landscape serving Brookline 24 years, Fairview Landcaping, serving Brookline 20 years, Michael Bonadio/owner, A Bonadio and sons inc., serving Brookline two generations, 53 years!,

Mike Ellis, Owner
MJ Enterprise, Inc.

Eric Kaplan MCLP
K&S Landscape

Ronald Yeradi, Yeradi Landscaping

Joshua Landscape

Monique Allen, The Garden Continuum

David Sauro, Sauro Landscaping

Frank Bilotta
Bilotta Landscape, Inc

Karen Moulton

TM Landscaping

Steve Gold,Gold Landscaping

Richard Malley, Malley Landscaping

Ottavio Mariano, Marino Landscaping

Luiz Moniz,,Moniz Landscaping

Jonathan Kurker , MHK Lawncare