No More Mail on Saturday; Post Office Says Changes Begin August 2013
About a half dozen post offices serve the Lake Minnetonka area. Is eliminating Saturday delivery a good idea?
Pete Nowacki is the U.S. Post Office's media liaison in Minnesota and says while door-to-door Saturday delivery will be eliminated, post offices will still deliver packages, be open for walk up transactions (until noon at most sites) and tend PO boxes. "The only change is that we won’t be doing regular delivery on Saturdays as we have," Nowacki said. "Only packages and mail to PO Boxes will be delivered. A number of national surveys have indicated that about 70 percent of those questioned would be in favor of such a change." The cost of a stamp is currently 46 cents—up one cent after an increase that kicked in Jan. 27, 2013. The U.S. Post Office also offers an assortment standard sized boxes shipped anywhere in the country for as low as $…
