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(CREDIT: WINK News) Landscapers are fighting back after a rule to ban gas leaf blowers in Sanibel is going into effect. The group that called for the ban is a renewable energy working group, they say gas blowers create too much pollution. WINK News talked to Jesus Hernandez, he owns his own landscaping company and works on a lot of yards in Sanibel. He said electric leaf blowers take double the time to do the same. And time is money which means a lot of customers are going to pay a lot more. “Now, for example, You’re going to be there for a half hour, we’re now gonna have to be there an hour and a half or so,” Hernandez said. That roar is one of the reasons why the City of Sanibel said they’re banning gas-powered leaf blowers. They sent out a letter saying that people must make the switch to electric leaf blowers before January 1, 2023. He said the city originally banned the blowers after 9 p.m. which worked well. But now they’re taking it a step further and it’s going to hurt landscapers and customers. “We’re gonna have to spend a lot more time on each visit so that you have to charge more, your quarterly because now, for example, you’re going to be there for a half hour, we’re not gonna have to be there an hour and a half or so,” Hernandez said. Hernandez said commercial-grade electric blowers start at $2,000 and batteries are $500 each and they only last 4 to 5 hours. Hernandez and other landscapers are protesting at the city council meeting Monday morning to fight back against this new rule. Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.