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Commissioners discuss county response to failing mailbox clusters; no formal action taken
Summary
Commissioners spent extended time criticizing U.S. Postal Service maintenance and exploring local options to replace or maintain neighborhood cluster mailboxes; they directed staff to seek solutions but did not vote on a remedy at the meeting.
Several Hendry County commissioners on March 11 devoted extended discussion to deteriorating cluster mailboxes in rural communities and whether the county should intervene after the U.S. Postal Service declined to replace some units.
A commissioner recounted past efforts contacting federal and state offices and said the USPS has maintained it is not responsible to replace cluster boxes in the locations discussed. The commissioner…
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