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Dearborn council holds first reading of shopping-cart ordinance that would shorten impound period
Summary
Council held a first reading of an ordinance to amend Sec. 13‑14 (shopping carts), shortening impoundment from 21 to 3 days, adding a $100 return fee and $25/day storage fee, and prioritizing return to owners; mayor recommended an amendment to return carts immediately when collected. (First of two readings.)
Dearborn’s City Council on Jan. 13 held the first reading of an ordinance to change how the city handles recovered retail shopping carts, proposing to prioritize returning carts to businesses over storing them and to reduce the impoundment period from 21 days to three days.
Council President introduced the measure, which would also impose a $100 per‑cart return fee and a $25 per‑day impoundment charge and remove language that previously allowed…
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