(PARK CITY, Kan.) — Where you live dictates the way your yard looks. Homeowners associations have several requirements, including what kind of grass to plant. But a Park City man says in order to save water, those rules need to change. He took his concerns to the Sedgwick County Commission Wednesday.
With the sun burning bright this time of year, it can be a challenge to keep your grass bright. "Homeowners associations want all the yards to look alike. They want them all nice and green," said Tim Null. Null likes green grass like the next guy, but he thinks it's wasteful that he's required to have fescue grass. "To me we have to start being more aware of our water issues," he said.
Null says it takes too much water to keep fescue looking good. He wanted to plant buffalo grass. "It's a low maintenance type of grass with less chemicals and a lot less water." But his homeowners association wouldn't allow him to plant the buffalo grass. "I'm not a tree hugger by any means, this is just a matter of common sense," he said.
