Mowing is back on the docket next to residential property fences and on 84th Avenue as the city enters its second year of the Boulevard Naturalization Pilot Program.
Starting in the first quarter of 2024, the decision comes after council was made aware of risks associated with overhead power, snow storage capacity, and beautification standards.
“Naturalization in council’s mind is not just about leaving grass uncut, it’s about strategic moves that make sense,” Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says.
“The motion that was put forward will bring back a report for considerations of how we, in year two, look at naturalization with an aesthetic lens to it.”
Additionally, council directed administration to prepare options and budget implications related to adjusting the remaining two years of the program to ensure aesthetically pleasing naturalization is utilized in 2024.