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 …
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Rod Trocke
6:47 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Think this should have been accomplished years ago. more ›