To the editor:
We need our customers’ help again this winter with keeping residential; and business walkways, driveways, steps, and curbside mailboxes clear of snow and ice so that we can provide timely, safe delivery of their mail.
Curbside boxes should be shoveled and free of obstructions (like recycling bins and trash containers) so that carriers can drive up to the mailbox, deliver mail, and drive ahead after depositing mail.
For customers with mailboxes on buildings, snow and ice on steps and sidewalks should be removed to afford letter carriers safe access.
Our customers’ cooperation will help us provide efficient, uninterrupted service that they deserve and will also help us keep our mail carriers safe and healthy.
We appreciate all our customers’ assistance with these important safety concerns that will make everyone’s property safer not only for letter carriers but for their friends, family and customers as well.
Tom Rizzo
U.S. Postal Service
