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Parks staff to survey residents on water‑wise demonstration landscapes and right‑of‑way impacts
Summary
Staff will circulate a survey and photos of three water‑reduction demonstration sites (25%, 50%, 75%) in right‑of‑way landscape strips for committee review and public feedback; the goal is to inform water conservation standards and potential park/right‑of‑way policy changes.
Redmond parks staff told the Parks Committee they will circulate a survey showing before‑and‑after photos of water‑wise demonstration sites and ask committee members to share the survey with their networks. The demonstrations will feature three reduction scenarios — about 25%, 50% and 75% reductions in turf/water use — primarily in landscape strips between curb and sidewalk.
Staff said the images and location details will accompany the survey so residents can comment on aesthetics, perceived impacts and whether they prefer a particular level of turf reduction in right‑of‑way strips. The committee discussed that these demonstrations are intended to inform right‑of‑way treatment choices and potentially future park standards (for example, how much turf, native plantings and shrubs parks should include).
Next steps: staff will send the survey to the committee the following Monday and asked members to distribute it to community groups to broaden responses. Committee members asked that photos identify each site and the percent reduction shown, and staff confirmed photos and explanatory text will be provided.
