BOSTON – Local leaders in Boston are reaching out to the U.S. Postal Service with concerns about mail delivery in some neighborhoods, especially over possible delays with mail-in ballots.
Delayed and incorrect mail delivery
Richard Giordano and his wife, Maggie Cohn, sort their mail carefully. They live on the edge of Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain.
“It’s been bad because my bills are late,” said Giordano.
They are just one of many residences in the city who are complaining about delayed and oftentimes inadequate mail delivery to their homes.
“It’s almost always contains mail not meant for us,” said Cohn. “I will get bank statements that are a year old. And I don’t know where they’ve been.”
Marching with residents in this weekend’s Allston Brighton Parade, City Councilor Henry Santana said he’s filed an emergency hearing to investigate issues concerning the U.S. Postal Service delivery.
“I filed this with Councilors Durkan and Weber and my full intention is to have this hearing because this is an issue that’s very important to our residents,” said Santana. “Get some answers as to why some neighborhoods are receiving their mail on time and why other neighborhoods are not.”