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Dallas can ban gas-powered equipment to address environmental concerns

by | Nov 28, 2022 | Community

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Using gasoline-powered lawnmowers, leaf blowers and other landscaping equipment could soon be prohibited in Dallas.

Mentioning health, noise, and environmental concerns, Dallas officials are trying to put a plan to take out gas-powered tools and equipment for city departments, contractors, businesses, and residents by 2027 or 2030. The ban would require use of alternative devices, like ones powered by electricity.

The city is hiring a consultant group to help flesh out a transition plan and evaluate its impact on the public. Dallas officials, for example, don’t know how feasible it is for the average resident to switch to non-gasoline equipment or how many lawn care and landscaping businesses operate in the city.

Small businesses aren’t tracked by the Texas secretary of state’s office, according to Susan Alvarez, assistant director of Dallas’ environmental quality and sustainability office.

 But the proposed banning faces opposition from the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association which represents more than 1,400 industry members, including 60 based out in Dallas.

Council members Paula Blackmon, who has spearheaded the most recent city policy change effort, and Paul Ridley earlier this month said they supported the plan’s progression and implementation sooner rather than later.

Blackmon, chair of the council’s Environment and Sustainability Committee, suggested more city research and community outreach happen simultaneously rather than consecutively.

“I do want this to keep moving forward, and we’ve had a year of discussion,” she said during the Nov. 7 meeting. “I think it’s now that we start working on how we are going to do this and when.”

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