Parks aren’t immune to the mandate, Mack said. The city of Las Vegas is undergoing a similar effort, with 140,000 square feet of grass removal, and a spokesperson for Clark County said staff ...

"Grass isn't that easy to grow and make look nice." City offers residents $5,000 to swap their lawns for low-maintenance ...

What was once a big grass lawn along the square’s Dartmouth Street edge is now a concrete plaza. City officials say a new, smaller lawn will eventually be laid farther from the street.