Jim
I completely agree that the Board
should consider all options for siting the mailboxes, and
it needs to vote on the site. But, I can¡¯t think of any
site along Fairfield Cir that is equal to or better than
site #3 in terms of legality, spaciousness, and
convenience. Maybe some property owner will donate land,
and we can have large, off-road mailbox site like they do
in Vista Del Oro.
Below are some cost estimates. Those
types of cost will apply wherever the mailboxes are
located.
Speaking of costs, I assume that at the
Board meeting there will be a financial report and
financial plan. I¡¯ve only been to one Board meeting, but I
haven¡¯t seen any financial information or heard any
discussion of a financial plan.
Thanks,
Ken
?Most cluster mailbox units have both
tenant boxes and parcel lockers, and both are generally
about 12¡± wide and 15¡± deep. An important difference among
the different models is the height of the tenant boxes.
The some are about 3¡± high, but others are nearly 5¡± high,
which means they will more likely take packages than the
smaller boxes.
The two most common models of mailboxes
the size that we will need have either 16 or 13 tenant
doors ?(see attached images and links
below). We will need two units because there are a total
of 30 properties in Fairfield Estates and 18 homes at
present.
The 16-door model has the smaller
tenant boxes 3¡± high but two parcel lockers. Two of these
would provide more tenant boxes than we would ever need.
You can see examples of these units at Vista Del Oro.
The 13-door model has the larger 5¡±
high tenant boxes although it only has one parcel locker.
Two of these units would have 26 tenant boxes, which would
likely be enough for years to come, perhaps ever, as some
lots are likely to be held as buffers rather than being
built on. You can see examples of these units at Covey
Run, a couple miles east on 3 Canyons.?
Most cluster mailbox installations have
additional parcel lockers, and these are either 2 or 4
door models. Personally, I would prefer the 4-door model
because I really don¡¯t want to go to the post office to
pick up parcels, especially at Christmas when the line is
long, lol.
Cost estimate:
Surveyors need to establish the
property line $?
2 mailbox units: 2x ~$1400 = ~$2800
1 parcel locker =? ~$1200 to ~$1727
taxes and delivery= few hundred dollars
gravel and delivery ~$1000
Site preparation = ? (digging out couple mesquite, grade,
concrete pad, installation of units) ?(Can
any of our property owners do some of these?)
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