Comments on: Leaf Blowers Cause Council To Look At Changing Quiet Hours

By: Lucille Gallman

Lucille Gallman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:11:56 +0000

When I lived in West U, my problem wasn’t the noise of leaf blowers as much as the stuff they blew into the air for me to breathe. I liked to walk, but always found myself trying to find a street with no leaf blowers. Also, be kind to the mayor, city council, city manager, police, fire fighters and others at city hall. I live in Houston now and really miss the small-town handholding.

By: Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:15:57 +0000

West U City Council would want you arrested if you chopped down a tree in your yard, and used a leaf blower to clean up the leaves. Life in jail if you did it during quiet hours.

By: George Boehme

George Boehme — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:40:31 +0000

My comment about 10:30am was in response to a resident complaining that a leaf blower woke him on a Saturday morning at 10:30am. On any Saturday morning, the leaf blower was likely in the hands of a resident doing lawn work in the morning to beat the afternoon heat. Should the government getting involved in matters like this? My view is that if someone has a problem with something a neighbor is doing, the best practice would be to talk to the neighbor, not seek new legislation from the local government.

By: Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:51:53 +0000

Another example of government trampling all over us. For real quiet hours we should make City Council be quiet and have West U residents stop whining and asking govt to do everything for them. What about all the noise from the West U Country Club (aka Colonial Pool)? That bothers me.

Given the actions and thinking of Big Brothers Kelly and Segal what else will they try to legislate? They probably will be out waving the US flag for 4th of July when they really should be waving the flag of the old USSR!

By: NG

NG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:26:20 +0000

George, maybe the person waking at 10:30 was a physician on call all night.

By: Cut noise, not edging

Cut noise, not edging — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:55:47 +0000

I think another approach might be to require contractors to use electric powered edgers and blowers. Would cut a lot of pollution – both noise and hydrocarbon emissions.

By: W U Builder/Resident

W U Builder/Resident — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:13:42 +0000

@George, it’s not necessarily “waking up at 10:30 AM”, it’s being able to sit outside on your porch or patio on a nice morning and enjoy the peace and quiet of your property without feeling you’re center stage at a World Cup soccer game.

I’ve lived in W U for 23 years and the prevalence of this noise during daytime hours has become more intolerable with each passing year.

With 20 houses on the average street, plus another 10 behind, you’re looking at the better part of 30 incidents a week within that area and time frame, or almost three, full, 8 hour days a week of gas powered leaf blower and weed eater noise.

The hours either need to be shortened, or, better yet, the devices need to be limited to those with a reasonable decibel output.