Resident urges native-plant makeover for Kennedale roundabouts
Resident Larry Bolin suggested the board consider planting native plants and landscaping in Kennedale roundabouts modeled on Seaside, offered to shepherd a plan to city council, and encouraged stopping tree removals; the board said KKB can advise and encouraged producing a plan for council consideration.
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Larry Bolin, a Kennedale resident who identified himself and his address during public comment, urged the advisory board to consider a beautification project for the city’s roundabouts modeled after Seaside, California. Bolin said Seaside pairs decorative metal structures with native plantings and suggested doing the same in Kennedale to replace the current stone features. “They have at least 6 times as many roundabouts as we have,” Bolin said, describing Seaside’s use of native vegetation to beautify entries.
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