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Hoagetown board votes to appeal USPS decision, will seek "Hoagetown" as preferred last-line
Summary
After the U.S. Postal Service declined reinstatement of a separate ZIP code, the Town of Hoagetown authorized the mayor to submit a letter of appeal and to work with legislators and stakeholders to provide additional evidence; USPS offered to add "Hoagetown" as a preferred last-line in its address database as partial mitigation.
Hoagetown—s board voted to file an appeal after the U.S. Postal Service denied the town—s request to reinstate its historical ZIP-code assignment. The USPS response—received about 14 months after the town—s request and addressed to a person the town did not recognize—offered a mitigation: adding "Hoagetown" as an address last line in the Postal Service—s database so that addresses typed with the town name will populate properly for delivery.
Mayor (speaker 1) said the town will submit a formal letter of appeal within the 45-day window the USPS provided and asked trustees to give her discretion to make minor edits before filing so staff can continue gathering supporting data about the town—s economic and public-safety needs. Administrator Adam (speaker 5) said he was working to coordinate meetings with state legislators and other influential parties to bolster the appeal.
Trustees emphasized the practical implications for emergency planning, tax collection and grants, noting the mitigation helps address immediate delivery issues but does not fully restore a distinct ZIP code. The board approved a motion to send the appeal as drafted, with the mayor authorized to make minor edits and to continue developing additional supporting material.
