REEDLEY – Tired of shopping carts strewn about town, blocking sidewalks, creeping into roads and piling up in the Kings River, Reedley is revamping an old ordinance to put the responsibility for wayward carts in the hands of business owners.
Community Development Director Rodney Horton brought forward an ordinance to the Reedley City Council on Nov. 12 that would repeal and replace the city’s current shopping cart ordinance in its entirety. The council unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance despite some hesitation about the impact it would have on local businesses.
“We get and understand that typically, when the government gets involved, it can be tough for some people to really want to concede that, but we couldn’t just stand around and really do nothing; we needed to come to you with a proposal,” Horton said…