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Hayden residents report mail disruptions and truck debris; commissioners ask staff to follow up
Summary
Commissioners heard complaints from Hayden residents about a new postmaster returning mail and closing PO boxes, and multiple reports that Apex landfill trucks have been losing debris on Highway 40. The county filed a complaint with the postal inspector and staff said they would ask Apex and the sheriff's office to follow up.
Commissioners discussed neighborhood complaints on May 19 involving the Hayden post office and Apex waste-hauling trucks.
Commissioners said residents reported a new Hayden postmaster returning mail, closing PO boxes and rejecting mail addressed in the conventional format; one resident’s package returned to sender had no additional tracking and likely remains on a mis-shelved shelf at the Grand Junction distribution center, the county said. A commissioner said she filed an official complaint with the postal inspector and forwarded documentation from residents for the agency’s review.
Separately, commissioners and staff described multiple reports that Apex trucks had been losing cardboard and other debris onto Highway 40 as they traveled from the landfill; one commissioner said a large sheet of cardboard struck her windshield. Staff noted each Apex truck is equipped with an automatic tarp and that the company’s director told a commissioner he would address the complaints; the commissioner said she would also forward the concerns to the sheriff’s office.
Commissioners asked staff to notify Apex management and to inform the sheriff’s office of repeated incidents so enforcement or corrective steps could be considered. County staff said they had already raised the tire with Apex leadership during a community cleanup event and would follow up on enforcement and remediation.
