Here's a frustrating situation. It seems the USPS requires "new developments" to install "cluster mailboxes", but there's a nationwide shortage, only the USPS can install them (and they don't have the time) and adding to the confusion and frustration is the fact that the lock manufacturer (for security, the name is not disclosed) can't keep up with the backlog ... meanwhile, residents haven't had mail delivery for nearly six months!
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The nationwide shortage started after the Postal Service, which had historically manufactured the locks, decided last year to outsource to a new supplier, said Patricia Licata, a Postal Service spokeswoman in Washington, D.C. The Postal Service declined to give the manufacturer's name or reason for the backlog, citing security concerns.
"For security reasons, the Postal Service is limited to the amount of approved vendors handling the production and installation of these locks," said Dionne Montague, a Postal Service representative in Houston.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/sto...oxes-Delayed
Posted 02/03/2014 1:20 pm
