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County outlines mailbox-replacement policy: $80 check option, county replacement, and disqualification for severely deteriorated boxes
Summary
Washington County reviewed a mailbox policy adopted by a prior committee: owners may take an $80 check or have the county replace a damaged mailbox; county will not pay if the mailbox was already in very poor condition. The county does not currently equip plow trucks with cameras.
Washington County staff updated the committee on the county's mailbox-damage policy, which the prior committee requested staff report on after a full winter season.
Under the current policy, when a county plow damages a mailbox the county will either pay the homeowner a check for $80 or replace the mailbox and post. If the owner prefers a different-style mailbox, staff said the owner may accept the…
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