Watford City, ND Post Office begins its first-ever in-town mail delivery route (45 CBU locations)

By Amy Robinson – February 10, 2015 After months of waiting, the Watford City Post Office finally began its first-ever in-town mail delivery route on Feb. 3. Under the new in-town mail route, approximately 800 Watford City postal customers will now get their mail delivered to one of the 45 different central box units (CBU)…

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Cresco downtown business owners and USPS reach compromise on CBUs

CRESCO – On June 2nd the Cresco City Council met again and the CBUs were once more discussed, but this time with a resolution to the issue in sight. “I thought the we had a productive meeting,” said Cresco Bicycles co-owner Paul Lovell when asked by Mayor Bohle of the result of the committee meeting….

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Cresco downtown business owners rally against USPS CBUs

CRESCO – With downtown Cresco business and building owners being “surprised” with new centralized box units (CBUs) being installed with little notice, voices were heard by USPS officials as well as city of Cresco administration and council members. At the May 19 Cresco City Council meeting, a large group of downtown business owners came to…

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Postal service tries to ditch door delivery, letter carriers fight back

By Jamie Partridge May 23, 2014 Despite telling local KATU news that it’s “just an idea.. we’re not really pushing for it…it’s just a discussion… they’re just talking… about in Congress” (http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mail-delivery-to-your-front-door-may-go-away–260417771.html?tab=video&c=y), the Portland District of the US Postal Service is indeed soliciting property owners and managers to “convert” from at-the-door to at-the-corner “cluster box”…

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Locust Gap, PA will get cluster mail boxes

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LOCUST GAP – Cluster boxes will be used for mail delivery in this small village in Mount Carmel Township. Robert Varano, manager of operations programs for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), told The News-Item Friday the decision has been made to install cluster box units (CBUs) for mail delivery. “After meeting with the township officials…

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