One of our members observed the following:
One consequence of the consolidation is the Medford Mail Processing Facility will no longer process ‘Originating’ mail. An example of ‘Originating' mail is a Medford customer mails their rent check to their landlord who resides in Grants Pass. The check will be delayed at least one day because this ‘Originating’ mail will be sent from Medford to Portland then sent back to Medford. This process will take a big-rig at least 8 hours of back & forth driving time with additional time of 2 - 3 hours for processing and sorting the mail in Portland, before returning it to Medford. Not only will this mail be delayed, but this will Increase, not Reduce Transportation Costs. Express mail guaranteed next day delivery will be delayed at least one day, even though the customer has paid for it! Another consequence of this consolidation that was NOT disclosed to the public, was the truck routes have changed which will delay the mail an additional second day. Prior to the consolidation this past Saturday 2/24/24, mail was processed and postmarked by the Medford Processing Center and the trucks left by 8:00 pm & 9:50 pm. With the consolidation last week the truck times have changed and the Post Offices are required to have the mail be processed and arrive at the Medford Processing Center by 6 pm. Because of losing the 2 + hours for processing and transporting the mail, the Post Offices that are more than 50 miles away are having to process mail and leave before 5 pm or prior to closing, and afternoon mail will not go out until the next day. Comments are closed.
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