Winter Park voters overturned a controversial ban on gas-powered leafblowers and kept Kris Cruzada on the city commission, choosing the incumbent over a well-funded challenger, as ballots were cast in five Orange County suburbs Tuesday.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Voters in Winter Park have reversed a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. They made that decision in Tuesday’s municipal election. In 2022, city commissioners voted to ban those leaf blowers over noise and environmental concerns. They hoped the ordinance would force landscapers to use electric ones instead.