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Saturday Delivery

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

POLL: Mail Delivery on Saturdays, Liquor Sales on Sundays?

Do you want weekends to change or stay as they are, with mail delivered on Saturday and liquor sales banned on Sunday? Take the Fridley Patch poll.

There are four choices in the poll above, asking your feelings pro or con about liquor sales on Sundays and U.S. Mail delivery on Saturdays. Take the poll then leave a comment below. Related:

U.S. Postal Service to Stop Saturday Deliver: Fridley-area Folks Sound Off

One local eBay business won't suffer because carriers will still bring packages on Saturdays.

Saturday delivery of letters will be a thing of the past starting next August, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday. Take a poll on whether you want Saturday delivery of mail. People in the Fridley area were quick to comment at the Fridley Patch Facebook page. Jeremy Powers of Fridley said: "Sorry to hear, but understandable considering their operating losses." Indeed, the postal service said in a statement it "expects to generate cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually, once the plan is fully implemented." Michelle Kretzmann of Columbia Heights said: "I personally like my mail on Saturdays." Letters to street addresses is the category of mail that won't get delivered on Saturdays anymore, the USPS said. Tracy Marcotte …

Rod Trocke

6:47 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Think this should have been accomplished years ago.   more ›

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