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<p class="MsoNormal">Our mail is not daily. It is every other day at best. The carrier does Ky Ave then goes to 13<sup>th</sup> and skips the 5 houses on 1200 block of East Capitol.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> lincolnparkdc <lincolnparkdc-bounces@lincolnparkdc.info>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Martha Huizenga<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 30, 2021 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lincoln Park DC listserve <lincolnparkdc@lincolnparkdc.info><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Postal Service Problems Letter from Charles Allen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will say in the past couple of weeks, we have gotten regular mail each day. I have informed delivery and it's not always the mail they say will be delivered, but we have gotten mail. Not sure if they have just found a couple of regular
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<p class="MsoNormal">Martha Huizenga<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">cell 703-626-4026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:48 AM Lucia DiVenere <<a href="mailto:lucia.divenere@gmail.com">lucia.divenere@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The news last night: DeJoy is taking additional steps to slow down and increase the cost of mail in time for the holidays. Season’s greetings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:32 AM John Hirschmann <<a href="mailto:hirschj154@gmail.com" target="_blank">hirschj154@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t think anything has changed. Somebody just changed to a different excuse box they used to explain why they hadn’t delivered rather than say they had when they hadn’t.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is all before the new USPS delivery standards go into effect tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recently others posted to this list how pleased they were with their carrier. I’m wondering why more routes don’t have permanent carriers. Is there a hiring freeze? Can they hire but can’t offer enough compensation? Is it part of bigger
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t think local post office manager has the resources/authority to solve the problem. Not sure if postmaster for all of DC does or if the problem goes higher. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If Congresswoman Norton is getting any substantive answers from USPS, they haven’t been publicized. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wonder if anyone has heard any updates regarding Charles' letter. Last night USPS tracking told me they had attempted to deliver an Amazon package but couldn't because my "driveway or front door was obstructed," which is nonsense. No
"attempt" was made. This has happened to me many times now. Blaming the homeowner has become a common way for USPS to conceal their failure to deliver the mail from clients like Amazon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 4:12 PM Roberta Shapiro <<a href="mailto:rshapiro1153@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rshapiro1153@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif">I know that, like us, any of you have not received mail for weeks. Our block, 10th and F NE, has had delivery only twice since 8/16.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif">I wanted to share the attached letter from City Council Member Allen to the DC Postmaster. Apparently Rep. Norton will also be submitting correspondence this week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif">Stay safe,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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