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High-school student urges Grapevine to incentivize native Texas landscaping
Summary
Casey Marsh, a Colleyville Heritage High School student, urged the council to encourage or incentivize native Texas landscaping in residential and commercial areas to conserve water, support wildlife and celebrate state natural heritage.
Casey Marsh, a Colleyville Heritage High School sophomore and Grapevine resident, addressed the council during citizen comments urging the city to promote native Texas landscaping in residential and commercial areas.
Marsh said many common nonnative landscaping plants are not drought- or heat-resistant, do not support local wildlife and require more water and maintenance than native species. He argued that replacing nonnative plantings with Texas native plants would save water and money, promote biodiversity, improve mental and physical health for residents and showcase the state's natural heritage.
Marsh suggested that the city consider incentives for homeowners to create native landscapes. He framed the proposal as a community-level step to address climate and biodiversity concerns and closed by asking for the council's support, saying "with your support, we can use Texas native plants to make Grapevine and the world's a better place." The Texas Open Meetings Act and public-comment procedures were explained to the speaker before his remarks; council did not take action on the proposal during the meeting.
