HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 COMMENTS RCVD ON SHOPPING CART MATTER 02-03-09
Huizar,Maria
From:Binsack, Elizabeth
Sent:Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:52 PM
To:'Huizar,Maria'
Subject:FW: Shopping Cart Containment is needed
From: Kathy Hall [mailto:allhalls@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:06 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: Bob Leahy; Rey; Kim Leason
Subject: Shopping Cart Containment is needed
Dear Councilmembers,
Please pass the proposed shopping cart containment ordinance
. Cart blight continues to increase. The
present system of having stray carts picked up by retrieval services just isn't working.
Here's why:
It often takes several calls to get a cart picked up.
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Carts frequently sit for days before retrieval.
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By the time a cart service arrives, oftentimes the reported cart has been pushed away to a new location.
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After carts are picked up, new stray carts appear almost immediately, so the cart blight factor remains
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constant.
Stray carts in neighborhoods are universally associated with urban decline and help drive away residents
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who care about quality of life.
Cart retrieval trucks are noisy and polluting
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Due to the high volume of stray carts, cart retrieval trucks frequently travel at unsafe speeds through
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school zones and residential areas.
Cart pickup services deliberately leave behind carts owned by markets not within their contract.
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Hardship due to lack of personal transportation is not a valid reason for patrons to use shopping carts in
residential neighborhoods. Patrons without cars do have access to solutions which are dignified, fair and
convenient. Lightweight, low cost rolling shopping baskets are easily available. Many markets provide
courtesy shuttle rides home upon request.
The only solution which is fair to everyone is an ordinance requiring markets to confine carts to their own
property at all times. The cost burden of cleaning up the stray cart problem in our city rightfully belongs to the
businesses which generate the problem, not the taxpayers or residents of Tustin.
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