LOWER MERION — Lower Merion commissioners have adopted an ordinance that will lead to the banning of gas-powered leaf blowers by 2029.
But before the 2029 ban goes into effect, there will also be seasonal bans in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
The new ordinance will also “prohibit the use of portable generators to directly power electric leaf blowers or to charge the electric batteries thereof; to require that notice of the prohibition of the use of gas powered leaf blowers be posted at establishments in the Township that sell them; and to provide violations and penalties for the enforcement hereof.”…