Eleanor I’m sorry to report that the problem has not been addressed and is getting worse. Please see the attached photos. Heyward Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 9, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Hilario, Eleonor V > > Mr. Robinson: > > Thank you for reporting the issue to me. I have spoken with Erica yesterday, and she will make sure that surrounding areas at Peet's are free of litter, particularly cigarette butts. I will also contact regional office of Safeway so they assign someone to ensure that the shopping complex is clean every single day. > > Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. > > Thanks, > > Eleonor Hilario > Code Enforcement Officer > Menlo Park Police Department > 701 Laurel Street | Menlo Park, CA 94025 > Direct 650-330-6376 | General 650-330-6300 > evhilario_at_(domainremoved) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Heyward Robinson [mailto:hrobi_at_(domainremoved) > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 11:38 AM > To: ezuniga_at_(domainremoved) > Subject: smoking and cigarette butts outside of Peets/Safeway on Middle Ave. > > The area outside of Peets on Middle Ave is littered with cigarette butts. Since the "new" Safeway opened in 2007, this area has been used as a smoking area, most likely by employees from Safeway and other businesses in the complex. I have previously complained about the cigarette butts left behind but the problem persists. Smoking in this area almost certainly violates Menlo Park's smoking ordinance. Smoking and the associated litter should also violate Safeway's use permit. I urge the City, Safeway, and Peets to address this problem asap. > > Heyward Robinson, former Mayor > > ps: Cigarette butts are not biodegradable: > http://www.no-smoke.org/learnmore.php?id=731 > (image/jpeg attachment: image1.jpeg ) (image/jpeg attachment: image2.jpeg ) (image/jpeg attachment: image3.jpeg ) (image/jpeg attachment: image4.jpeg )
