Bremen residents may find themselves receiving limited service, after the U.S. Postal Service completes an evaluation of the options for that town.
In a Dec. 10 letter, POST Plan Coordinator Jim McCartney told residents USPS is conducting a survey of customer preferences. The Bremen Post Office is one of 244 in Maine under POST Plan scrutiny.
Options in the survey include cutting daily hours from 7.5 per day to six per day, conducting a “discontinuance study” that would lead to roadside mailbox delivery for those currently receiving mail at the post office, finding an alternative location that would be served by a contractor, and providing box service at another nearby post office.
Spokesman Tom Rizzo said the POST Plan process was a realignment of post office hours “to more accurately reflect customer use.”
“The Postal Service is also seeking locally established businesses or organizations to serve as contractor-operated postal retail units in communities like yours,” the letter said.
Residents were asked to return the survey by Thurs., Jan. 10.
In addition to the survey, the postal service will hold a meeting at the Bremen Post Office on Thurs,. Jan 24 at 4 p.m. to answer any questions customers have about the POST Plan process and review the results of the survey.
Monday, Jan. 14, Whitefield at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, West Boothbay Harbor, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17, Trevett, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17, Dresden, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, Walpole, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 24, Chamberlain, 5 p.m.
Meetings were previously held in Alna, Bristol, Coopers Mills and Round Pond. For more information visit the website at usps.com.
