Buena Vista residents collectively paid more than $300,000 a year to the USPS.
Buena Vista residents at the base of Colorado’s Sawatch mountains who for years had to pay to receive U.S. mail — and last summer protested in streets about fees and poor service — have prevailed.
She’ll spend that money on groceries, gas, maybe a few meals at restaurants. “And now I can hit a golf ball once in a while.” calculated residents collectively paid more than $300,000 a year to the USPS, an agency that has been struggling financially. Now that money will stay with residents who, if they spend it locally, will boost local businesses.
“We know we have not met service expectations of the community and are working hard to restore the respect of the public. For many months, we have been aggressively seeking both clerks and carriers to stabilize our workforce. These challenges are not unique to our mountain and resort communities like Buena Vista. The advent of the pandemic, the increase of consumer use of ordering necessities online and the national employment challenges have exacerbated this for many communities.
“Each town where customers believe that USPS is not adhering to the Universal Service Obligation is being reviewed separately,” Boxrud said, citing Crested Butte as an example.
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