INC NEWS - Re: INC NEWS information I had (to the best of my knowledge)

[Mike - Hotmail]

Thanks Randy,

A reporter with the N&O has picked up on this and may contact you

Several years ago (1997) several neighbors in Watts Hospital Hillandale 
started getting very similar letters.

After spending a couple weeks investigating it,  we eventually got a letter 
from the Post Office at 27705 that clarified it.

Basically it said that some areas (in our neighborhood) should have never 
been approved for house delivery because the lot sizes were more than 50
feet across.   These areas should have been required to have curb mailboxes 
when they were developed.

However,  the post office (Bobby Wilson at the time) was trying to keep the 
inconvenience of switching them to a minimum by only
requiring the change when NEW residents moved in (thus the variability of 
some getting notices while others in the 'hood didn't).

Over time, it was hoped by the post office to be able to bring those areas 
into 'compliance' and be more efficient while leaving the other areas that
were in compliance alone.

It was my understanding (although it wasn't specifically stated) that homes 
with doorside delivery in areas with 50 foot or less wide lots are NOT
affected by this.

mike



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RW Pickle" <randy at 27beverly.com>
To: <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Cc: <mwshiflett at hotmail.com>; <scjdurham at aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - Are you being asked?


> Mine was the first mailbox in Forest Hills. We resisted as Cheryl has
> pointed out, but that led to us having to go to the Post Office to get our
> mail. You can see everyone who has moved in since because they all have
> mailboxes. As I understand, when a property is sold, the new owners will
> have to put in a mailbox. And when the neighborhood gets to 50% mailboxes,
> then everyone has to instal one. It really makes a difference in the
> delivery time for our postman. It's faster for him and less chance of
> injury due to not having to go up and down the steps in this hillside
> neighborhood. Plus they do not have to negotiate the postal vehicle anyway
> but forward. My postman said they had issued some decree not to back up.
> Maybe because of poor visability in the newer models of postal delivery
> vehicles.
>
> I once thought someone could make a living doing mailboxes. Your one call
> mailbox shop! And you could get as fancy or as plain as you wanted.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> RW
>
>
>> This happened a couple years ago too.  Everyone got all upset about 
>> having
>> to put mailboxes curbside.  USPS said it was required  but after a little
>> checking with the postal service higher ups  we found that it was indeed
>> NOT REQUIRED.  My strategy would be to ignore the requests and continue
>> with business as usual.
>>
>> Cheryl Sweeney
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike - Hotmail <mwshiflett at hotmail.com>
>> To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
>> Sent: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:54:38 -0500
>> Subject: INC NEWS - Are you being asked?
>>
>>
>> Have you received a notice from the Postal Service that asks you to put 
>> up
>> a curbside mailbox, eventhough you've been getting your mail at your door
>> side mailbox in the past?
>>
>> Recently, some neighbors have received such a notice and it would be good
>> to know if this is occurring in different neighborhoods throughout 
>> Durham.
>>
>> Please respond to mwshiflett at hotmail.com so this information can be
>> collated and presented to our local USPS.
>>
>>
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