Letters to the Editor 7-10-25
Follow the noise Dear ER: Why would Manhattan Beach Mayor Amy Howorth say the city’s 27 year old prohibition of leaf blower use is “nearly impossible to enforce” when multiple, very audible violations occur every day in every neighborhood in plain view (“Blowing in the wind,” ER July 3, 2025)? The very simple solution is education, followed by fair warnings, then an escalating citation schedule, and ultimately, confiscation. Doesn’t anyone remember when the city used to do exactly this when the ordinance was introduced? It proved quite effective until enforcement inexplicably shifted to “on a complaint basis only.” Gerry O’Conor Manhattan Beach Working on it… Dear ER: I live in Manhattan Beach and have been trying, without success, to have the leaf blower ban enforced. (“Blowing in the wind,” ER July 3, 2025). I have written numerous letters to City Hall, Mayor Amy Howorth didn’t bother to respond. Councilman Joe Franklin, did respond and attempted to help and is now working on a solution. Either enforce or delete this unenforced law. I am glad that an article has, again, focused on this problem and the lack of any enforcement by the City of Manhattan Beach. Charles Didinger…
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