Secretary of State Chuck Gray was among dozens of Wyomingites trying without success Tuesday and Wednesday to register for a public forum that the U.S. Postal Service has said will be the lone opportunity to comment on a proposal to chop $3 billion in costs by sacrificing rural mail delivery.
The deadline to sign up for the forum expired at noon Tuesday, Cowboy State Daily was told by a postal official. The deadline was barely publicized, though, which left many people shut out of the process, including Gray, who was not happy about it.
“This is deeply troubling,” he told Cowboy State Daily in an email. “This is another example of the bureaucrats making these decisions refusing to listen to the people of Wyoming. I will continue to be clear that I strongly oppose these outrageously wrong proposals to damage mail delivery in Wyoming. I also view these proposals as detrimental to the administration of future elections once they go into effect.”
Rep. Harriet Hageman told Cowboy State Daily by email that she, too, has received a number of inquiries about the closure of the registration link for Thursday’s virtual session.
“In response, I have requested the USPS re-open registration or set an additional meeting date,” she said. “My office continues to monitor and engage with USPS on the many ongoing failures and proposed service disruptions throughout Wyoming. I encourage all Wyomingites to stay engaged in this process and make their voices heard.”
