Houston to Clean Up Abandoned Shopping Carts

The City of Houston is looking at a proposal to handle the problem of abandoned shopping carts. I think it is a great idea. The program is already in place in City Council District J and was created and implemented by City Council District J Councilman Mike Laster. That same city council member will propose the program to be implemented city wide. Although the proposal will cost $1 Million Dollars, there will be a retrieval fee, which will be charged to the store, when they retrieve their shopping cart, which was picked up, usually by dump trucks. Although there is an aesthetical issue, there is also a functional issue as well, as many abandoned shopping carts clog drains and cause flooding. Another issue is homeless people who use shopping carts to transport their supplies, however, the city is going to give them alternate shopping carts that they can use. The program is interesting and good for Houston.