Snow & Ice Removal Reminder

Here in the frozen tundra of Chicago (I kid, I kid. It was above freezing today! Shorts weather!) the ice and snow accumulation can be a hassle. We'd like to remind you that you need to clear snow and ice from sidewalks, stairs and mailboxes, to help letter carriers deliver the mail.

From the U.S.P.S. themselves: “Snow and ice make delivery dangerous and slow,” said postal spokesperson Tim Norman. “Maintaining a clear path to the mail box – including steps, porches, walkways and street approach – will help letter carriers maintain consistent delivery service.

Customers receiving door delivery should make sure their sidewalks, steps and porches are clear. Customers receiving curbside delivery should remove snow piles left by snow plows to keep access to their mailboxes clear for letter carriers.

Delivery service may be delayed or curtailed whenever streets or walkways present hazardous conditions for letter carriers or when snow is plowed against mailboxes. “The Postal Service curtails delivery only after careful consideration, and only as a last resort,” says Norman. 
“Any curtailed mail is attempted the next delivery day.”

Blue collection boxes also need to be kept clear for customers to deposit their mail and for the Postal Service to collect the mail for delivery. Residents and businesses with collection boxes near their property are asked to keep them clear of snow and ice. Adopt your local box! Keep it clear for your carrier and you may notice that your mail service improves.

Comments

[Angela Cracchiolo]

My mail carrier is my biggest consideration for keeping my sidewalk, step, and porch clear of snow and ice :) Delivering mail and packages in winter (sometimes the brutally cold weather, below zero wind chills we have been having) is hard enough, keeping the path clear is the least I can do.