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Laredo utilities staff outline xeriscape incentive plan, targets March 2026 rollout
Summary
City staff described a proposed incentive program to encourage residents to replace lawns with low-water plants, tied to drought tiers and billing, and asked the advisory committee for feedback before a March 2026 launch.
LAREDO — Laredo Utilities staff told the Utilities Advisory Committee on Thursday that the city is developing an incentive program to encourage homeowners to replace high-water lawns with low-water landscaping and that staff expects to return with a formal proposal by March 2026.
The proposal would pair existing drought-tier restrictions and the city’s tiered billing system with direct incentives for property owners who shift to drought-tolerant plants, staff said. “We have up to until March ’26 to come up with a plan,” the director (identified in the meeting as “Dr. G”) told the committee.
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