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Kennesaw resident urges council to adopt ‘conservation landscaping’ incentives

Kennesaw City Council · January 5, 2026
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Steven Lautjens, owner of Conservation Landscaping LLC, told the Kennesaw City Council on Jan. 5 that native-plant landscaping can cut water use, reduce stormwater pollution and lower maintenance costs; he asked the city and Cobb County to explore grants, tax benefits, pilot projects and limits on selling invasive plants.

Steven Lautjens, a Kennesaw resident and the owner of Conservation Landscaping LLC, told the Kennesaw City Council on Jan. 5 that the city should encourage "conservation landscaping" to protect habitat, reduce water use and lower long-term maintenance costs. Lautjens said native plants stabilize soil, filter stormwater and "reduce runoff, which accounts for nearly 70% of the pollution in our…

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