[Durham INC] Postal Service delivery method swtich attempt
TheOcean1 at aol.com
TheOcean1 at aol.com
Fri Aug 31 22:30:30 EDT 2012
Mr King,
Sure hope I quoted that correctly, but it certainly stuck in my mind as
well.
And frankly I don't think Durham should care how you handle your email as
much as we do care how you handle all our snail mail [in today's lingo}.
So let's get this conversation on a constructive track.
That problem you mentioned with garbage carts blocking mail boxes, that's
something we should be able to help with. A past Postmaster, Chris Tinkham,
saw lots of ways the PO and the neighborhoods could work better together.
His idea of offering a cluster box at the entrance of certain curbside
delivery neighborhoods was more than intriguing. Once again, first and
foremost, it would be the neighborhood's CHOICE to accept the offer, but you could
see the savings in time for the delivery person and why Chris made that
offer. You are certainly under no obligation to offer the same.
Personally, I think each new Postmaster should be starting with a new
slate, and it isn't fair to hold them to the prior Postmaster's statements. But
that is also part of the problem given the quantity of new postmasters in
the last 7 or 8 years.
Mike Woodard and I have met with each one as soon as they've settled in,
just as we did with you, Mike. We generally leave with a lukewarm commitment
that it won't happen on their watch, then it does. We have the discussion
about if the PO has the right, {stage we're at right now} and the Postmaster
looks into it and discovers we're right, and then, eventually they are
replaced with a new Postmaster, and the cycle repeats.
So here's a proposal to end this repetitive cycle: When you check into
the Postal Codes and conclude this pressure to change the mode of delivery
this way just isn't going to work here in Durham. Maybe you could copy that
section and we could frame it nicely and super glue it to your office wall.
It would sure save the incoming Postmaster some time. It would also save a
countless number of folks from the hassle of dealing with that letter that
should never be sent. Worse yet the low income new home owner facing an
unfair, and unexpected expense of erecting a rural mailbox that will look out
of place in an antique, porch delivered, neighborhood.
If you don't like the idea of gluing it to the wall, perhaps we could
shorten the cycle with a document from headquarters in Greensboro.
Bill Anderson
In a message dated 8/31/2012 8:02:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dagnhrt at mindspring.com writes:
I'm appalled at the mass deletion of 2600 emails. Perhaps the judicious
application of filters would be helpful.
At 02:44 PM 8/31/2012, TheOcean1 at aol.com wrote:
Mr King
As promised, I'm sending this email to you as well as the neighborhoods,
and if you'll "reply to all", President John Martin will share any comments
from you with the neighborhoods, too.
In our conversation, I also promised to relay what was said, and will do
my best to be accurate. If you disagree with any of my recollections of this
call, you're invited to correct them.
You said you'd take care of the address that received the letter. Please
keep us posted as to exactly what that entails.
You said you had missed the original email because you had 2600 emails
upon your return from vacation, and that bogs down your laptop, so you mass
deleted them.
You said {and we disagreed on this point} that the USPS has the right to
independently decide to change the mode of delivery. You seemed to couple
that right with how long a property has been vacant, citing a five year
vacancy as an example.
I encouraged you to join the INC listserv so that you can communicate
directly with Durham neighborhoods. You said you might do that because of a
consistent problem with garbage bins slowing down mail delivery on garbage
day. I suggested this was a fine example of how being able to send a message
city wide might benefit the postal service.
We look forward to your reply,
Bill Anderson
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From: TheOcean1 at aol.com
To: mike.e.king at usps.gov, inc-list at durhaminc.org, nathanegriffin at gmail.com
Sent: 8/20/2012 12:07:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Fwd: [Durham INC] Postal Service delivery method swtich attempt
Mr King,
Not so long ago we had our little pow wow regarding this unacceptable
practice, and gained your commitment that it would stop.
As pointed out below, the problem seems to persist, but only in certain
neighborhoods.
Is it the USPS policy or belief that folks in affluent neighborhoods
deserve a different quality of postal service?
The fact that many East Durham streets are now peppered with rural mail
boxes, (which look rather silly in an urban setting), indicates your Post
Office is targeting neighborhoods of lower economic status. That elevates this
practice well beyond "unacceptable", in fact even "Un-American" would
likely be too kind.
Unsavory, unethical, unimaginable all come to mind - but perhaps
"Criminal" is most appropriate.
Since these employees are supposedly under your control, it's time you
explained to the citizens of Durham how this "accident" continues on your
watch.
Bill Anderson
____________________________________
From: cpalenchar at hotmail.com
To: inc-list at durhaminc.org, nathanegriffin at gmail.com
Sent: 8/20/2012 10:07:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [Durham INC] Postal Service delivery method swtich attempt
John/others-
I know INC has helped many people deal with this issue in the past. My new
neighbor, Nathan, was just given this letter asking him to put a mailbox
at the curb by our mail delivery person. How should he respond to this?
(Nathan is on the To: of this email if you'd prefer to respond just to him on
how to handle the issue.)
I remain completely frustrated that the post office is attempting these
misleading tactics. And even more frustrated that they have been more
successful in my community than in some of the more well connected, well organized
communities. It seems unfair to take advantage of people who don't know
better. But, that's another topic.
-chloe
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