California city boosts lawn rebate to $4 a foot to swap water-guzzling grass for drought-tolerant yards

Fresno residents and businesses have a larger financial incentive to replace conventional lawns with landscaping that uses less water.

City officials have increased the rebate for lawn-conversion projects to make those changes more attainable for property owners adapting to California’s dry climate.

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According to Fox 26, Fresno’s Expanded Lawn to Garden Rebate now pays $4 per square foot and applies to a larger area of lawn.

Through the City of Fresno Public Utilities, the program helps cover the cost of converting irrigated grass to drought-tolerant landscaping…

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