Next month will mark five years, Ferrell said, of him and his neighbors driving to the post office to pick up their mail.
“We live near three school zones, so having to leave your house, battle through traffic, drive 10 or 15 minutes, stand in line, and come back home to do it all over again is very, very frustrating,” Ferrell said.
Ferrell said homeowners were initially told the U.S. Postal Service would install a centralized cluster mailbox kiosk for the subdivision, but that plan stalled. Later, he said residents were told they could install individual mailboxes so delivery could begin — only for service to stop again.
Now, Ferrell said the developer and USPS have drafted an agreement to move delivery forward, but it still hasn’t been finalized.
“In early December, we met with the postmaster again and were told, ‘We’re signing some paperwork — you can put your mailboxes up, and we’re going to start delivering,’” Ferrell said. “I went to the garage, put it up, and still no mail.”
The developer and HOA president, Michael Smith, said USPS changed its delivery policy after the subdivision was approved, requiring a centralized kiosk rather than individual mailboxes.
