Alabama | Changes coming to Owens Cross Roads Post Office after packages were left out in the rain

"...Getting wet packages is not only happening to Frey. A number of messages popped up in an Owens Cross Roads Facebook group saying the same thing happened to them. They believe the local post office is to blame.

“Anybody can access the packages and they will. Somebody is going to go by there and swipe a bunch of stuff.”

WAFF took these concerns to a spokesperson for the postal service.

“The office stands ready to assist any constituent experiencing untimely mail delivery or receiving damaged packages. Congressman Strong will continue to hold USPS accountable,” a spokesperson for Congressman Dale Strong’s office said.

Congressman Robert Aderholt, who funded a bill holding the postal service accountable, also weighed in on the issue.”..."

   

This Article is From: www.waff.co


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Nevada reps oppose plan to move key postal operations from Reno to Sacramento

"...Nevada’s two Democratic senators and lone Republican member of Congress have joined the chorus of opposition to the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) plans to move its Reno mail processing operations to Sacramento, The Nevada Independent has learned. Under the proposal, the Reno facility — which is the hub for Northern Nevada mail — would no longer be responsible for processing mail and would instead become a center that would prepare already-processed mail for delivery. This means that if someone from Northern Nevada sends something in the mail, it would first go to Sacramento before reaching its destination. ...They asked for USPS to provide any assessments conducted on the impact of downsizing the Reno facility on the region and the impacts of the region’s weather on service. The drive from Sacramento to Reno crosses over the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which often receives heavy snow. “USPS does not provide information about the study on which it relied to reach this determination"    

This Article is From: thenevadaindependent.com

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