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Re: Schedule for Mailboxes?

 

Ken,

The board voted to authorize the funds and all the other tasks are being completed as needed in conjunction with the installation.

Matt Paddock

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 2:45 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

Jimmy,

Will you give us an update on the progress of the mailboxes and an approximate date when we might actually expect to receive mail in them? ?Has a proposal been sent to the 3 Canyons MDC? Have addresses been obtained for the undeveloped lots?

No one has yet contacted me asking who would be receiving mail at our street address. The Postmaster told me that’s a step that can be done well before the boxes are installed because it takes the USPS a couple months to the get the names and addresses in their system. ?

I don’t mean to sound impatient, but I initiated the project to get mailboxes for Fairfield Estates on September 17,? 2020 when I contacted the 3 Canyons MDC to see what their requirements were for cluster mailboxes.

Thanks,

Ken


Schedule for Mailboxes?

 

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Jimmy,

Will you give us an update on the progress of the mailboxes and an approximate date when we might actually expect to receive mail in them? ?Has a proposal been sent to the 3 Canyons MDC? Have addresses been obtained for the undeveloped lots?

No one has yet contacted me asking who would be receiving mail at our street address. The Postmaster told me that’s a step that can be done well before the boxes are installed because it takes the USPS a couple months to the get the names and addresses in their system. ?

I don’t mean to sound impatient, but I initiated the project to get mailboxes for Fairfield Estates on September 17,? 2020 when I contacted the 3 Canyons MDC to see what their requirements were for cluster mailboxes.

Thanks,

Ken


Re: Minutes for 20 Oct FRMID meeting

 

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Thanks Hal

On 10/23/2021 11:42 AM, Hal Nyander wrote:

Good morning neighbors,
? ?Here are the minutes?from our meeting on Wednesday evening.? Please let?me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Hal Nyander



Minutes for 20 Oct FRMID meeting

 

Good morning neighbors,
? ?Here are the minutes?from our meeting on Wednesday evening.? Please let?me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Hal Nyander


Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

20th works for us.
Barb Fish


Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

Works for me.

Matt

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM James Ruby <jpruby@...> wrote:
Will a two week delay work for everyone??

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM Jim Ruby <jeruby@...> wrote:
I concur with delaying it!
Jim


On Oct 5, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Paddock <av8rmatt72@...> wrote:

?As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy









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Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

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Much better for me because I couldn't make 13th.
Ken


On 10/6/2021 10:10 AM, Hal Nyander wrote:

20 Oct works?for me.

Hal

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM James Ruby <jpruby@...> wrote:
Will a two week delay work for everyone??

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM Jim Ruby <jeruby@...> wrote:
I concur with delaying it!
Jim


On Oct 5, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Paddock <av8rmatt72@...> wrote:

?As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy









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Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

20 Oct works?for me.

Hal

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM James Ruby <jpruby@...> wrote:
Will a two week delay work for everyone??

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM Jim Ruby <jeruby@...> wrote:
I concur with delaying it!
Jim


On Oct 5, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Paddock <av8rmatt72@...> wrote:

?As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy









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Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

Will a two week delay work for everyone??


On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM Jim Ruby <jeruby@...> wrote:
I concur with delaying it!
Jim


On Oct 5, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Paddock <av8rmatt72@...> wrote:

?As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy









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Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

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I concur with delaying it!
Jim


On Oct 5, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Paddock <av8rmatt72@...> wrote:

?As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via groups.io <rocks@...> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy








Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

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Concur with Matthew.

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Subject: Re: [FairfieldEstatesMailBoxes] Meeting for Oct 6th.
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As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via groups.io <rocks@...> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy








Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

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As much as I feel there is little to no risk I believe the right answer is to delay. At least a week.?

Matthew Paddock


On Oct 5, 2021, at 13:59, Ken Cameron via groups.io <rocks@...> wrote:

?
True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy








Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

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True, thanks

On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander wrote:

Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy








Re: Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.

Hal

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:29 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:
Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken


On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
> Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My
> daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think
> about keeping the meeting?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jimmy







Meeting for Oct 6th.

 

Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated.
Ken

On 10/5/2021 12:33 PM, James Ruby wrote:
Hi all, we have a board meeting planned for Oct. 6 th at 6pm. My daughter tested positive for Covid. How does the neighborhood think about keeping the meeting?

Thanks.

Jimmy


Re: Supercell and microbursts

 

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Very cool picture. ?Thank you for sharing

Amanda Paddock

On Sep 22, 2021, at 16:22, Ken Cameron via groups.io <rocks@...> wrote:

?

Hi All,

Two weeks ago yesterday, September 7, we were hit by a supercell thunderstorm, the least common and potentially most severe type of thunderstorm (Wikipedia description below). I was sitting outside watching the lighting and took the attached photo about 7pm with my iPhone.? I would have taken a better, wider angle, photo with my camera, but I really didn’t understand what I was seeing. Nevertheless, the photo shows three parts of the supercell. Shortly after that photo was taken, we had pea-size hail and three-quarters of an inch of precipitation that came down at the rate of 4”/hour. Apparently they had quarter-size hail in Bisbee that broke skylights.

The next day I notice that the tall grass around the house was beat down in spots. A few days later Teresa and Mark told me that they noticed that a couple of our roof tiles were displaced. ?The roofer was here for repairs today, and he reattached eight tiles. He said the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a strong downburst of wind that commonly accompanies supercells.

So, you might want to check your roofs.

Ken

From Wikipedia: “A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms (supercell, squall line, multi-cell, and single-cell), supercells are the overall least common and have the potential to be the most severe. Supercells are often isolated from other thunderstorms, and can dominate the local weather up to 32 kilometres (20 mi) away. They tend to last 2–4 hours.”

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Supercell and microbursts

 

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Hi All,

Two weeks ago yesterday, September 7, we were hit by a supercell thunderstorm, the least common and potentially most severe type of thunderstorm (Wikipedia description below). I was sitting outside watching the lighting and took the attached photo about 7pm with my iPhone.? I would have taken a better, wider angle, photo with my camera, but I really didn’t understand what I was seeing. Nevertheless, the photo shows three parts of the supercell. Shortly after that photo was taken, we had pea-size hail and three-quarters of an inch of precipitation that came down at the rate of 4”/hour. Apparently they had quarter-size hail in Bisbee that broke skylights.

The next day I notice that the tall grass around the house was beat down in spots. A few days later Teresa and Mark told me that they noticed that a couple of our roof tiles were displaced. ?The roofer was here for repairs today, and he reattached eight tiles. He said the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a strong downburst of wind that commonly accompanies supercells.

So, you might want to check your roofs.

Ken

From Wikipedia: “A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms (supercell, squall line, multi-cell, and single-cell), supercells are the overall least common and have the potential to be the most severe. Supercells are often isolated from other thunderstorms, and can dominate the local weather up to 32 kilometres (20 mi) away. They tend to last 2–4 hours.”


Re: Status of the mailboxes project?

 

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Shout out to everyone who recently helped in trimming the trees and mowing. I greatly appreciate it!?
Cheers,
Sharon Landon


On Sep 14, 2021, at 11:38 AM, James Ruby <jpruby@...> wrote:

?
Sure.?

So we just received?the legal description?from the surveyor. We are in the process of verifying the accuracy before we submit it to the school board.?

We also received?an updated estimate from BNR paving to include the additional pot holes and such that Ken marked out. Thanks!

We are setting up a meeting to approve the spending on the road work. As soon as I get a response?from all board members, a meeting will be scheduled and notice will be posted.?

I can send a copy of the estimate if you would like.? It includes all areas marked in orange to be repaired for a total of $6200.?

Please let me know if you have any questions.?

Thanks,
Jimmy





On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 1:37 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

Jimmy,

Can you give us an update on the mailboxes? It’s been as month since we’ve had an update, and a year since I first contacted 3 Canyons MDC regarding installation of mailboxes. I think we need some oversight of the contractor regarding the number and size (number of doors) of the tenant boxes as well as the number of parcel lockers. These are choices that we will have to live with as long as we own homes here, so we should have input into those decisions.

E-commerce is going to continue to grow and with that USPS will be dealing with more and more packages. I suspect that most of us don’t want to be going to the Post Office to pick up packages. ?

A question in my mind is if the location of the mailboxes will be too far from the homes for the carriers to deliver packages to the homes when the parcel lockers are full.

Our HOA in California has about 400 homes. The cluster mailboxes there are about the same distance from our house there, as the new mailboxes here will be from our house here. There the carrier will deliver to the homes when the parcel lockers are full. I have never had to go to the Post Office to pick up a package there.

Last fall I asked the lady at the counter at the Hereford Post Office if they would deliver packages to the homes. She said it was at the carrier’s discretion. She said that the general guidelines are they will deliver to the homes if the homes are within about a half-mile of the mailboxes and the roads were “ok”.

Later I asked Doug the Postmaster if they would deliver to the home, and he quickly said, “No”. My interpretation was that he meant, “Don’t count on it”, but maybe he really meant, “No”.

Shannon said that he has heard that once the packages are in the carrier’s truck, they don’t want the packages back at the Post Office and they will deliver them to the homes.

What Shannon has heard makes a lot of sense to me because the Post Office doesn’t want to deal with the packages anymore than they have to. But I’m not sure it will be true in our case. ?

So, in my opinion, the number of parcel lockers is an important decision that could save us innumerable trips to the Post Office over the years.

Thanks,

Ken


On 8/12/2021 2:35 PM, James Ruby wrote:
Ken,

The contract for the mail box installation was approved up to $10,000. The palominas school district approved the location. The only we are waiting is a legal description that we should have this Friday.? The contractor will take care of the postmaster and MDC. Just a waiting game now.?

Thanks.?

Jimmy

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 12:49 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

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




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Re: Status of the mailboxes project?

 

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Thanks Jimmy,
If there is going to be a meeting to discuss the road work, I would like to add a discussion of the mailboxes to the agenda.
Best regards,
Ken




On 9/14/2021 11:38 AM, James Ruby wrote:

Sure.?

So we just received?the legal description?from the surveyor. We are in the process of verifying the accuracy before we submit it to the school board.?

We also received?an updated estimate from BNR paving to include the additional pot holes and such that Ken marked out. Thanks!

We are setting up a meeting to approve the spending on the road work. As soon as I get a response?from all board members, a meeting will be scheduled and notice will be posted.?

I can send a copy of the estimate if you would like.? It includes all areas marked in orange to be repaired for a total of $6200.?

Please let me know if you have any questions.?

Thanks,
Jimmy





On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 1:37 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

Jimmy,

Can you give us an update on the mailboxes? It’s been as month since we’ve had an update, and a year since I first contacted 3 Canyons MDC regarding installation of mailboxes. I think we need some oversight of the contractor regarding the number and size (number of doors) of the tenant boxes as well as the number of parcel lockers. These are choices that we will have to live with as long as we own homes here, so we should have input into those decisions.

E-commerce is going to continue to grow and with that USPS will be dealing with more and more packages. I suspect that most of us don’t want to be going to the Post Office to pick up packages. ?

A question in my mind is if the location of the mailboxes will be too far from the homes for the carriers to deliver packages to the homes when the parcel lockers are full.

Our HOA in California has about 400 homes. The cluster mailboxes there are about the same distance from our house there, as the new mailboxes here will be from our house here. There the carrier will deliver to the homes when the parcel lockers are full. I have never had to go to the Post Office to pick up a package there.

Last fall I asked the lady at the counter at the Hereford Post Office if they would deliver packages to the homes. She said it was at the carrier’s discretion. She said that the general guidelines are they will deliver to the homes if the homes are within about a half-mile of the mailboxes and the roads were “ok”.

Later I asked Doug the Postmaster if they would deliver to the home, and he quickly said, “No”. My interpretation was that he meant, “Don’t count on it”, but maybe he really meant, “No”.

Shannon said that he has heard that once the packages are in the carrier’s truck, they don’t want the packages back at the Post Office and they will deliver them to the homes.

What Shannon has heard makes a lot of sense to me because the Post Office doesn’t want to deal with the packages anymore than they have to. But I’m not sure it will be true in our case. ?

So, in my opinion, the number of parcel lockers is an important decision that could save us innumerable trips to the Post Office over the years.

Thanks,

Ken


On 8/12/2021 2:35 PM, James Ruby wrote:
Ken,

The contract for the mail box installation was approved up to $10,000. The palominas school district approved the location. The only we are waiting is a legal description that we should have this Friday.? The contractor will take care of the postmaster and MDC. Just a waiting game now.?

Thanks.?

Jimmy

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 12:49 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

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




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Re: Status of the mailboxes project?

 

Sure.?

So we just received?the legal description?from the surveyor. We are in the process of verifying the accuracy before we submit it to the school board.?

We also received?an updated estimate from BNR paving to include the additional pot holes and such that Ken marked out. Thanks!

We are setting up a meeting to approve the spending on the road work. As soon as I get a response?from all board members, a meeting will be scheduled and notice will be posted.?

I can send a copy of the estimate if you would like.? It includes all areas marked in orange to be repaired for a total of $6200.?

Please let me know if you have any questions.?

Thanks,
Jimmy





On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 1:37 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

Jimmy,

Can you give us an update on the mailboxes? It’s been as month since we’ve had an update, and a year since I first contacted 3 Canyons MDC regarding installation of mailboxes. I think we need some oversight of the contractor regarding the number and size (number of doors) of the tenant boxes as well as the number of parcel lockers. These are choices that we will have to live with as long as we own homes here, so we should have input into those decisions.

E-commerce is going to continue to grow and with that USPS will be dealing with more and more packages. I suspect that most of us don’t want to be going to the Post Office to pick up packages. ?

A question in my mind is if the location of the mailboxes will be too far from the homes for the carriers to deliver packages to the homes when the parcel lockers are full.

Our HOA in California has about 400 homes. The cluster mailboxes there are about the same distance from our house there, as the new mailboxes here will be from our house here. There the carrier will deliver to the homes when the parcel lockers are full. I have never had to go to the Post Office to pick up a package there.

Last fall I asked the lady at the counter at the Hereford Post Office if they would deliver packages to the homes. She said it was at the carrier’s discretion. She said that the general guidelines are they will deliver to the homes if the homes are within about a half-mile of the mailboxes and the roads were “ok”.

Later I asked Doug the Postmaster if they would deliver to the home, and he quickly said, “No”. My interpretation was that he meant, “Don’t count on it”, but maybe he really meant, “No”.

Shannon said that he has heard that once the packages are in the carrier’s truck, they don’t want the packages back at the Post Office and they will deliver them to the homes.

What Shannon has heard makes a lot of sense to me because the Post Office doesn’t want to deal with the packages anymore than they have to. But I’m not sure it will be true in our case. ?

So, in my opinion, the number of parcel lockers is an important decision that could save us innumerable trips to the Post Office over the years.

Thanks,

Ken


On 8/12/2021 2:35 PM, James Ruby wrote:
Ken,

The contract for the mail box installation was approved up to $10,000. The palominas school district approved the location. The only we are waiting is a legal description that we should have this Friday.? The contractor will take care of the postmaster and MDC. Just a waiting game now.?

Thanks.?

Jimmy

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 12:49 PM Ken Cameron via <rocks=[email protected]> wrote:

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




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