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This is a difficult issue that I am not sure the City can resolve but I wanted to bring it to your attention. In the last couple of months many more people have been taking Target and Stop & Shop carts out of the mall and abandoning them along Tomesello Way and on Winthrop Ave as far away as the Beachmont train station.

This possesses 3 problems. First, many of the carts are abandoned on the street which can lead to automobiles running into them at night. Second many people abandon the carts on the walk ways and sidewalks which makes it difficult for people with child strollers and wheelchairs to get to the Mall. Lastly, often there will be a half dozen or more carts along Tomesello Way and Winthrop Ave which makes the area look run down. And as we know once an area starts to look run down crime follows.

I understand the stores want people to use the carts to take their shopping to their cars in the parking lot. And blocking the way for the carts to move will also block the ability of people with strollers and wheelchairs to get access to the stores. So there is no easy answer, but it isn't unusual on a weekend to pass many many carts abandoned along Tomesello Way.