Petition
We have suspended collecting signatures. We will participate in the town task force to find an equitable solution
440 Ridgefield Residents have signed our petition
to limit the use of
gas-powered leaf blowers
Effective January 1, 2025, Petition in Support of a Ridgefield Town Ordinance to limit the use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
I am a registered voter in the Town of Ridgefield, CT and I support the enactment of a town ordinance to limit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers to the following:
- Clean Up Seasons during the hours of 8 am to 7 pm
- Clean Up Seasons are: April 1st to May 14th; and October 15th to November 30th. Not including State or Federal Holidays.
- Actions during and necessitated by an emergency;
- For agricultural operations on premises in excess of 5 acres;.
- On State owned properties;
- Use by public utilities; and
- On Town-owned properties. This exception for Town-owned properties does not include those areas of the Ridgefield Golf Course which are within 500 feet of a reside
- Enforcement by the Ridgefield police department. First violation is a warning, subsequent violations $ 250 fine