GOP megadonors lose hometown battle... over leaf-blowing regulation
Elizabeth Uihlein arrives for a State Dinner at the White House on Sept. 20, 2019. | Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesRepublican megadonors Dick and Liz Uihlein have lost some big battles over the years, but the latest one hits close to home. Literally.
The Uihleins, who have backed conservative political candidates across the country, asked the Village of Lake Bluff, Ill. — where they live on a huge estate — to exempt them from a new regulation that bans smelly, noisy gas-powered leaf blowers from May 15 to Sept. 30. As the regulation stands, only public properties such as golf courses, village athletic fields and schools are allowed the exemption. And that’s just for two years while they get battery-powered equipment in hand.to Village Administrator Drew Irvin, the Uihleins wrote: “Given the size of our 22-acre property in Lake Bluff, we would like to request a similar two-year exemption.”
They added that battery-powered blowers “simply cannot get the job done as well and are basically just as noisy as gas-powered ones.” Village President Regis Charlot referred the Uihleins’ request to the village’s Sustainability and Community Enhancement Committee, which discussed the issue but rejected the request,
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