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
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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
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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
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Re: Minutes for 20 Oct FRMID meeting
Thanks Hal
On 10/23/2021 11:42 AM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
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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
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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
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20th works for us. Barb Fish
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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 ?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 ?
True, thanks
On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.
Hal
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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Much better for me because I couldn't
make 13th.
Ken
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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
?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
?
True, thanks
On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not
Thursday.
Hal
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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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 ?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 ?
True, thanks
On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.
Hal
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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On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM Jim Ruby < jeruby@...> wrote: I concur with delaying it! Jim ?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 ?
True, thanks
On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.
Hal
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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True, thanks
On 10/5/2021 1:54 PM, Hal Nyander
wrote:
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Ken,
? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.
Hal
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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Ken, ? 6 Oct is tomorrow, Wednesday, not Thursday.
Hal
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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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Thursday is fine with me. I'm vaccinated. Ken
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Thanks.
Jimmy
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Re: Supercell and microbursts
Very cool picture. ?Thank you for sharing Amanda Paddock
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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.”
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Supercell and microbursts
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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Re: Status of the mailboxes project?
Shout out to everyone who recently helped in trimming the trees and mowing. I greatly appreciate it!? Cheers,
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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
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
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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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
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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
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
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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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
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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
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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