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Residents urge township to oppose USPS mailbox placements on Morris Avenue
Summary
Several Morris Avenue residents told the board that a USPS request to move mailboxes six inches from the road would create life‑threatening risk because of a tight curve, limited sight distance and no shoulder; staff said the township lacks authority over USPS but will raise residents' concerns.
Residents from Morris Avenue told the board the U.S. Postal Service has asked homeowners to move curbside mailboxes to within about six inches of the roadway, and they said the requested locations are dangerous.
"They tell me they are asking everyone in the township to be in compliance with this 6 inches," said Valerie Watson of Morris Avenue, citing a township traffic study and Pennsylvania code guidance on safe stopping distances. Watson said 8,000 vehicles pass by her house daily and drivers averaged 42 mph on a posted 35-mph road; she described limited sightlines and no shoulder at a nearby curve and called the proposed mailbox placements an "immediate life threatening risk." Alex Cohen and other neighbors said they feared for their children's safety if mailboxes were moved to the roadside.
Township staff told the board the township does not control USPS decisions but said staff would gather more information and raise residents' safety concerns with the postal service. Commissioners said they would follow up and encouraged residents to share information and contact state transit representatives about SEPTA route cuts that were raised separately by a Penn Valley resident during public comment.
