I think that it¡¯s fair to say that
practically everyone in Fairfield Estates wants mailboxes,
so I¡¯m requesting information from the Board on the
present status and plans for the mailboxes project.?
Up to a couple weeks ago, the site we
voted for in the May meeting, that is, on the west side of
Fairfield near the intersection with 3 Canyons, was marked
with yellow tape. The tattered remains of that tape have
now been moved to posts on the east side of the road, and
one of those posts is on school district property, about
10 feet beyond the property line. Does that indicate that
the site for the mailboxes has changed? If so, was the
change voted on by the community? Personally, I think that
a site on the east side of the road largely on school
district property is a better than one the west side of
the road because an east side site is potentially larger.
Nevertheless, if the proposed site has changed, I¡¯m
curious about the process .
There are a number of steps and actions
that need to be completed before the mailboxes are
installed and operational. These are the steps and actions
that I know of. Some must be done in order
(1) The Postmaster approved the site on
the west side of the road. If the proposed site has
changed, he will need to approve the new site.
(2) The 3 Canyons MDC must approve the
site after the Postmaster has. They only meet once a month
so this will take some time.
(3) Have the mailboxes and parcel
lockers been ordered? If so what size (that is, number of
tenant doors) and how many? E-commerce is going to
continue to grow, and the USPS is reorienting itself
towards package delivery, so one or more parcel lockers is
important.
(4) Installation of the boxes.
(5) The Postmaster wants addresses for
all the homes and vacant lots in Fairfield Estates. The
vacant lots don¡¯t have addresses, and I wasn¡¯t able to
have the County assign addresses. In May I gave the
Postmaster a list of the parcel numbers of all the vacant
lots, and he was going to try to have addresses assigned.
I don¡¯t know the outcome of that but will ask.
(6) The Postmaster needs the addresses
of all the homes and the names of everyone in the homes
who will be receiving mail at the mailboxes. This
information goes to Phoenix and takes a couple months to
be processed.
(7) The Postmaster assigns boxes and
passes out keys.
The work party that cleared the
shoulders of Fairfield in the spring showed what this
community can do when it works together. I trust the
mailboxes project can be completed in that same spirit.
Who is going to do what, and when? I¡¯m
willing and eager to do whatever is necessary to move the
project along in a timely manner. What can I do?
Thanks,
Ken
