USPS suspends services in these places, with immediate effect
Some people do not get deliveries, while others cannot access their post office.
We count on coherent access to mail services Without interruption, but we know that this is not always the case. In addition to the expected delays, the American postal service (USPS) also reserves the right to suspend deliveries or close the post offices until they can safely resume operations. In the past two weeks, the postal service has made more reopening than the closure - as in Davenport, in Iowa, where a post office had been temporarily closed Due to flooding water. But now the new postal disturbances go back. Read the rest to find out where the USPS suspends the services.
Read this then: USPS makes more modifications to your mail, from June 13 .
The USPS closes a post office in Colorado.
The USPS tries not to leave customers in ignorance when their email service is assigned. Through the line Service alert website , you can find "current and frequently updated information to find out if the mail is delivered to your neighborhood or your local post office is open," said the agency. For the moment, some residents of Colorado are faced with a disturbance.
In a May 11 alert , the postal service announced that it had temporarily closed a post office in Franktown, Colorado. "During this closure, customer mail will be available and retail services offered at the Elizabeth post office," added the agency. The two installations are about 10 miles from the other.
Better life Contacted USPS to see if there is a calendar for the reopening of this post office, but has not yet heard.
The installation of Colorado is closed due to winter storms.
The dangerous time in this part of Colorado has an impact on postal service operations. In its alert, the USPS said that Franktown's post office is "temporarily closed due to winter storms". Located in the metropolitan region of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Franktown and the neighboring cities fought Some serious conditions This week, Fox Weather reported.
According to the media, Franktown was struck by a strong hail on May 10 in the middle of a number of tornado warnings. The National Weather Service (NWS) reports that the city is currently under a Flood opinion In addition, heavy rains began to cause minor floods in "weak and bad drainage areas" near certain streams.
"Stay away or be swept away," said the NWS in its alert. "Rives and river sands can become unstable and dangerous."
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Mail delivery has been suspended for some Missouri residents.
These are not only post office closings right now. USPS also has Suspended mail delivery For some residents of Springfield, Missouri, the local media Ky3 reported on May 10. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
According to the media, a street on South Market Avenue is without regular service due to an animal incident. Witnesses said that a factor had had a meeting with a dog in the neighborhood called Biscuit, which involved the pepper spray carrier.
The biscuit owner confirmed to the Ky3 that he had been informed of the incident. Better life contacted the USPS to learn more about the suspension, and we will update this story with their answer.
Customers expressed their frustration in the face of this service suspension.
Postal service Warned for a long time That animals are a great concern for the agency, noting that more than 5,400 postal employees were attacked by dogs in the United States in 2021.
"The delivery service can be temporarily withdrawn when animals interfere with our ability to complete the delivery of the mail," notes USPS ratings On his website . "Bulk dogs can affect the delivery of mail for several addresses and an entire neighborhood."
But the neighbors of South Market Avenue expressed their frustration in the face of the suspension.
"This causes a problem because I had two invoices that were late, and I did not know because I was waiting for the letters to come by post", resident, resident Stepvon Jackson said Ky3.
Others say that the factor has reacted excessively, saying that cookie is a friendly dog and not a threat. "Someone obviously does not know the cookie", neighbor David Patrick said at the exit.
Asked about the suspension and subsequent complaints of those in the district, USPS spokesperson Mark Inglett reiterated agency policies. "Basically, our protocol is as follows: if a dog is loose and there is a risk of dog bite or injury, informs us the owner," he told Ky3.