‘It’s A Mess, I Feel Angry’ Ongoing USPS Mail Delays Leaves Residents Frustrated In Baltimore County

PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Problems with the postal work continue. From delayed packages to bills, neighbors accidental they haven’t been getting their message each time and they are calling for thing to beryllium done.

“This message is postmarked July 16. I conscionable received this Friday.”

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It’s been months since neighbors successful Parkville accidental they’ve received their message and the problems astatine the station bureau inactive aren’t showing immoderate signs of improvement.

“I’ve been coming up present each week asking ‘where is my mail?’ and they support giving maine the aforesaid reply which is. ‘oh you person a caller operator it volition beryllium retired today’ and we don’t get message that day,” said Marissa Taylor.

Marissa Taylor lives successful Parkville and relies connected the station bureau to person paychecks and stimulus checks to instrumentality attraction of her 2 siblings with peculiar needs. She said it’s been a guessing crippled connected erstwhile she’s getting immoderate mail.

“It’s a mess. I consciousness angry,” said Taylor.

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She’s not the lone one. It’s been an contented some authorities and nationwide for the past year.

From delayed paychecks to precocious bills and mislaid medications, neighbors accidental they privation answers.

“They support telling america the message bearer is connected the way. Well, I’ve been looking for him. He’s obscurity to beryllium found,” said Marsha Johnson.

The station bureau released this connection to WJZ erstwhile asked astir the ongoing issues:

We respectfully diminution the interview. We admit that consistency is paramount to our customers, and we stay committed to providing timely and affordable work to customers. This has been an bonzer twelvemonth of unprecedented challenges fixed the COVID-19 pandemic. The Postal Service has taken steps to code issues caused by the pandemic.

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We person expanded message deliveries to earlier successful the morning, aboriginal successful the evening, and connected Sundays to guarantee customers person message astatine the earliest day possible. We usage further carriers from adjacent offices, erstwhile necessary, to support message deliveries. 

Kelsey Kushner