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From: Joshua Cooperman <br />To: City Council <br />Subject: Work Plan 2023: Phase -out of gas -powered landscaping equipment <br />Date: Friday, December 9, 2022 9:36:10 AM <br />Dear members of the Louisville City Council, <br />I fully support the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board's recommendation to include on <br />your 2023 work plan the development and adoption of legislation that phases out the sale and <br />use of gasoline -powered landscaping equipment in Louisville. <br />A phase -out of gasoline -powered landscaping equipment would benefit our community in <br />multiple ways. Most significantly, such a phase -out would reduce air pollution, reduce <br />greenhouse gas emissions, reduce noise pollution, and improve working conditions for <br />landscapers. Many of these benefits align with commitments and goals enunciated in the City's <br />guiding documents. <br />A phase -out of gasoline -powered landscaping equipment would also be timely. The <br />Environmental Protection Agency recently downgraded our region's nonattainment of its <br />ground -level ozone air pollution standards from serious to severe. The United Nations' climate <br />reports from the past year demonstrate the extreme urgency of drastically reducing greenhouse <br />gas emissions. The City of Boulder also plans to consider phasing out gasoline -powered <br />landscaping equipment this coming year. <br />Thank you for reading and considering my comments. <br />Best, <br />Josh <br />==CAUTION: EXTERNAL EMAIL== <br />This email originated from outside the City of Louisville's email environment. Do not click <br />links or open attachments unless you validate the sender and know the content is safe. <br />Please contact IT if you believe this email is suspicious. <br />