Rainfall over the last year and a half is way below where it needs to be. One-day-a-week watering restrictions have been in effect since January. Some much-needed rain is forecast for this weekend, but that?EUR??,,????'?????<

Say the code compliance folks: We get it. We just want to help.

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The letter went out to a lot of people, and all over the city, not just Lakewood Estates, Yost said.

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Decorative gravel? Not okay.

Crushed stone? Also not okay.

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The reality is that most lawns in most cases should be able to survive even with just the once-a-week watering, said Angela Polo-Maraj, a landscape education specialist for the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The reasons for grass that?EUR??,,????'?????<

All Yost is asking is that the folks who got these letters call the code people who sent them.

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At this point, he said, residents will get some literature about xeriscaping. That?EUR??,,????'?????<

In the meantime, though, Bryant has another idea: The pastor?EUR??,,????'?????<