В центре Шарлоттсвилла коммунальные службы полностью перешли на электробойлеры

Charlottesville Downtown Mall goes all-electric for leaf blowers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -The city’s Downtown Mall custodial crew has officially switched to all-electric leaf blowers, trading in gas-powered equipment for good. The crew previously relied on gas-powered leaf blowers to remove debris and trash from the mall’s brick surface. Early morning use of the gas-powered blowers led to concerns about noise and air pollution from mall residents and businesses. Tray Biasiolli, a climate program specialist, said the Downtown Mall’s layout had contributed to noise and fume buildup. “The downtown mall with taller buildings on each side of you, the noise sort of reverberates and just stays in sort of like an echo chamber here,” Biasiolli said. “The fumes do the same thing. The fumes stay contained. With the elimination of the fumes and much lower noise production from the blowers, there’s a lot more satisfaction.” The city’s Parks and Recreation department is also expanding use of electric leaf blowers at schools and parks, with hopes to continue to decrease noise and air pollution. Do you have a story idea? Send us your news tip here. Copyright 2026 WVIR. All rights reserved.