Officials offer homeowners up to $5,000 for landscaping upgrades — here's how the program works

Officials offer homeowners up to $5,000 for landscaping upgrades — here's how the program works

A town in one of the most drought-stricken states in the nation is offering huge incentives for homeowners to do their part in efforts to conserve water.  According to Signal Arizona, Queen Creek, a town that straddles the border between Maricopa and Pinal counties, has a program to encourage qualified households to ditch water-guzzling lawns. The scheme provides $5,000 or up to 75% toward the cost of removing lawns and replacing them with more …