Rockport

Ban status

Annual Town Meeting adopted a year-round gas-powered leaf blower ban on 2024-04-06 (Articles J and L, effective March 2026). Special Town Meeting rescinded the ban on 2025-04-28 by a 404-318 vote, before it ever took effect. No GLB regulation currently in force.

Timeline

• 2025-04-28 Repealed — Rockport Special Town Meeting Reverses Gas Blower Ban
• 2025-04-28 Vote taken — Rockport Special Town Meeting: Vote on Rescinding Gas-Blower Ban
• 2025-04-18 Town hall / public meeting — Rockport Special Town Meeting to take up leaf blower ban again
• 2024-04-06 Adopted — Rockport, MA Adopts Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban
• 2024-01-30 Petition launched — Rockport Woman Calls for Gas Leaf Blower Ban in Town

Research & citations

• Rockport Special Town Meeting Reverses Gas Blower Ban
  Rockport, Massachusetts voters approved repealing the town's gas-powered leaf blower ban at a special town meeting, voting 404-318 to rescind the ordinance that had been in place for one year. Opponents cited cost and environmental concerns regarding the ban.
• Rockport Special Town Meeting: Vote on Rescinding Gas-Blower Ban
  Voters booklet for Rockport, MA's April 28, 2025 Special Town Meeting on whether to rescind the 2024 gas-powered leaf blower ban. Includes warrant, parliamentary procedures guide, and opposition letter from petition organizers.
• Rockport Special Town Meeting to take up leaf blower ban again
  The town of Rockport, Massachusetts will hold a special Town Meeting to vote on rescinding its gas-powered leaf blower ban, which was enacted in April 2025. A petition with 240 signatures seeks to reverse the prohibition.
• Rockport, MA Adopts Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban
  Rockport, Massachusetts adopted an ordinance banning gas-powered leaf blowers, approved by the Attorney General on June 27, 2024. The ban includes a transitional period with restricted use through March 15, 2026, after which all gas-powered leaf blowers are prohibited.
• Rockport Woman Calls for Gas Leaf Blower Ban in Town
  Rockport resident Dianne Finch is gathering signatures for a citizen petition to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, citing documented health risks from noise (>55 dB) and toxic emissions (benzene, formaldehyde, nitrous oxide). She has collected 43 signatures and plans to submit for the town's April 6 Town Meeting warrant.