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Residents ask city to press USPS on trash and sidewalk safety near Bartlett post office
Summary
Residents complained at the meeting about garbage, tree limbs and uneven sidewalks behind the post office on Shade Tree, raising safety concerns for children and accessibility. City staff said they will contact the U.S. Postal Service, research property ownership and requested resident contact information to follow up.
Several residents used the public-comment period to urge the city to address litter, tree limbs and uneven sidewalks near the Bartlett post office that they said pose safety risks and reduce accessibility.
Betty Newman, a longtime Bartlett resident, described a narrow strip of land behind homes adjacent to the post office that she said is "full of garbage," with fallen limbs that have damaged a neighbor's privacy fence and prevented an autistic child from safely using the backyard. Newman said the sidewalk running along the post office is uneven and unsafe for children on bicycles.
City staff told Newman the code department would investigate property ownership and that they would reach out to the United States Postal Service about maintenance. A staff speaker asked residents to send an email with names and addresses so staff could forward the information and follow up. "If y'all would before you, if you would just send me an email tomorrow with your names and your addresses on it, and I'll forward those on," the staff speaker said.
Staff acknowledged that some locations adjacent to the post office fall under federal jurisdiction and said they would act as intermediary to identify the appropriate USPS contact and return with information to the residents.
