Life for home improvement contractors servicing residents from Carmel to Cold Spring has become a lot easier thanks to members of the Putnam Legislature. During its monthly meeting last week, lawmakers voted to remove a $25,000 bond requirement for merchants providing lawn mowing, leaf blowing and ground maintenance.

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