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Old 03-25-2018, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pauld315 View Post
This is being done all over the country. I lived in Houston in the mid 90's and we had to go to the central mailboxes in our subdivision to get mail. In the Raleigh, NC area all new subdivisions over the past 7 or 8 years have been built this way. I don't understand how this move is supposed to be saving any money but I guess we will have to see if it actually hurts service.
It saves money by not having to drive route delivery. They go to the station and stuff mail instead of using gas and wear tear on fleet vehicle. Which they can service more area quicker (meaning they just stuff it in the boxes all lined up and close toagther.