The holiday season and its corresponding deluge of mail have passed, but the United States Postal Service continues to be hampered by delays. Staffing shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic and winter storms have also challenged postal workers.
PETERSBURG Jacquelyn Kidd stopped getting Saturday mail deliveries months ago.
Sometimes, if she’s lucky, she’ll get mail on Friday or Monday, but usually, the deliveries would stop around Thursday and kick up on Tuesday of the following week. She was even luckier if the mail came before sundown.
For almost two years, Kidd, 79, and her neighbors have undergone a series of spotty mailing issues with the United States Postal Service. The mail inconsistencies forced Kidd into enrolling for USPS’s informed delivery, a service that keeps track of a resident’s incoming mail.
“We are at the bottom of the totem pole in Petersburg,” said Kidd.
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Elected officials continue to hear from constituents frustrated by late or undelivered mail persisting after the holidays.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. Elected officials continue to hear from constituents frustrated by late or undelivered mail persisting after the holidays.
U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin (D-4th District) told reporters Thursday morning the region continued to face widespread issues with mail delays from the United States Postal Service. My constituents have felt these effects. In less than 48 hours, we got more than 8,000 complaints about already unreliable mail service deteriorating further, including instances with priority mail such as bills and prescription medications being delivered weeks late, said McEachin.
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Some neighbors say they ve received packages days after it s been reported as delivered. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:29 PM EST December 17, 2020
CHESAPEAKE, Va. If you venture to the Mill Creek neighborhood of Chesapeake s Deep Creek community, you ll find that there s one thing people are talking about online right now.
“There’s a lot more chatter, talk, and conversation about mail delivery than the election. What does that tell you? Chris Robbins told 13News Now from his home on Holly Ridge Drive.
Social media posts on Facebook and Nextdoor show Mill Creek residents as well as surrounding neighborhoods in Chesapeake s Deep Creek community are concerned about the delays in mail and package deliveries they re experiencing leading into the holiday season.