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Business owner protests basalt landscaping on Broadway; city cites water-conservation project

5776032 · August 27, 2025
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Summary

A Moses Lake laundromat owner told council replacing grass with large basalt rock in a median/frontage threatens customer access and safety; staff said the work is part of a council-approved water-conservation plan and offered to post project notices online.

A Moses Lake business owner told the City Council on Aug. 26 that recent city landscaping work replacing grass with large basalt rock outside his laundromat creates a safety hazard, threatens three on-street parking spaces and was installed without direct communication to adjacent businesses.

Roland Hansen said the grass strip in front of his leased laundromat (on East Broadway near Domino's and Les Schwab) has been a practical space for customers and a safe…

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