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In recent months, we have seen the American postal service (USPS) temporarily close hundreds of post Office across the country for severe weather . The agency has long warned customers that dangerous conditions can cause suspensions of services, it is therefore hardly a surprise that strong snowstorms and frozen roads would cause problems for postal operations. But now the USPS suspends services in more places for reasons that have nothing to do with winter. Read the rest to know everything about the latest postal service difficulties and affected customers.

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The USPS uses its Service alert website To warn consumers of "disturbances of the postal installation service" in their region. This tool shares "current information and frequently updated to find out if the mail is delivered in your neighborhood or your local post office is open," explains the postal service.

According to the latest alerts, customers deal with new disturbances in three different states: Georgia, Alabama and California.

The USPS updated its website on February 24 to inform customers that retail operations had just been suspended from the Mountain City post office in Georgia, with additional operations that should be interrupted in the next days. Then on March 2 and 3, two other agency updates revealed that the operations had been suspended from the Coy Post Office in Alabama and the Bolinas Post Office in California.

Residents of Bolinas, California, will now have to drive a little further for their postal needs. In a separate Local press release Coming on March 2, the USPS said that it should temporarily move the Bolinas post office services due to a rental problem. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"This temporary relocation was made necessary due to the inability of a secure rental agreement with the lessor," the postal service said in the press release.

Gregg Welsh, The owner of the Bolinas post office building accuses the postal agency of having allegedly neglected Replace asbestos tiles In the building, The point of light Reyes reported. The postal service did not respond to the owner's claims, according to the newspaper. As a result, Welsh put an end to the lease and told the USPS that the post office was to leave the property.

While the USPS did not respond to Better life directly on asbestos complaints, specialist in USPS strategic communications Kristina Uppal said: "It was always our intention to stay on the current site. Unfortunately, we were given a very short notice to leave, which required the need to move temporarily in alternative neighborhoods."

From March 6, the Bolinas Post Office Retail and P.O. The operations of the box moved to the Olema post office. The two installations are approximately 12 miles away, which is about 20 minutes by car for customers.

"The postal service is actively securing a new location," added the USPS in its version. "Our absolute priority is to maintain the continuity of service to all customers affected by this relocation. We sincerely appreciate the patience and business of our customers during this transition."

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The postal service issued a Local press release On the temporary suspension of retail and P.O. Box operations at its post office in Coy, Alabama, March 2.

"Customers can make retail transactions, including the purchase of timbres and distribution packages at the Camden Post Office," said the agency. This post office is more than 15 kilometers from the Coy Post Office. "With an appropriate identification, customers of the post boxes can [also] take their mail at the Camden post office."

The USPS has not offered more information on the service suspension for this installation in its press release. But when Better life Completed to the agency, a spokesperson said the problem was also linked to the building's lease.

"The suspension was due to the non-renewal of a" "lease Debbie Fetterly said a specialist in strategic communications for the USPS, in a press release, adding that it no longer has any information on the issue at the moment.

The postal service said that residents of Mountain City in Georgia should look for Another location For retail services, on February 27. According to the USPS, this includes the Rabun Gap post office and the Clayton Post Office, which are both about five kilometers from the Mountain City Facility.

P.O. The box service was still available at the Mountain City post office on February 27 and February 28. But from March 1, P.O. Mountain City box customers must recover their mail in the installation of Rabun Gap, in Georgia.

"The American postal service apologizes for this drawback to our customers. More information will be provided as soon as they are available," added the agency in its local press release.

The suspension of the Mountain City post office is also the result of rental problems , as Clayton Tribune reported. According to the newspaper, a letter dated February 24 with the USPS header paper which was displayed at the door of the installation of Mountain City said so much.

"This suspension is due to the non-renewal of a lease on the property where the Mountain City post office is hosted," said the opinion. "We apologize for any drawback that these changes can cause and ask for your patience while we are working to stock up on a new postal installation of Mountain City for your future use."

In a declaration at Better life ,, Evelina Ramirez USPS corporate communications have confirmed: "The American postal service continues to provide a delivery service to Mountain City, GA, and currently examines plans to offer a retail or post office service within the limits of The city. This suspension is due to the non-renewal of a lease on the property where the Mountain City post office was hosted. "