The Mesa City Council on Aug. 19 approved a two-year, $1.9 million contract to remove what officials call non-functional turf for city parks in an effort to save water.
The contract, voted on as part of a multi-item consent agenda that passed 6-0 (with Mayor John Giles absent) will pave the way for the removal of a total of 221,683-square-feet of turf that lies within 54 different parks and retention bases in the city that have been deemed as non-functional, according to a council report.
A concrete cubing border and granite will be installed in those areas, and the sprinkler systems in the remaining turf areas will be modified.
