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Old 02-15-2023, 09:07 AM
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Every new home we closed on it was 4-6 weeks until postal station opened.

Why, because it’s a new route, and staff is moved around to accommodate first openings until private contractors are hired. They aren’t postal workers.

Plus there needs to be a percentage of homeowners living there to make it worth hiring new people. When we purchased our first home we closed 4/10, Fourth of July week we came down, and only 4 homes were occupied on 4 streets. It was little creepy to see over 100 homes dark, and very quiet