Conversions of mode of delivery are governed by Postal Operations Manual 631.6: “In this section, conversion refers to changing existing mail delivery to a more economical and efficient mode. The key to converting existing deliveries is identifying those deliveries that are most costly to the Postal Service. Delivery managers can go into any delivery territory where delivery has been established for over 1 year and solicit to convert the mode of delivery if it would be cost beneficial to the Postal Service. Postmasters should not establish a mixed delivery area where the carrier must zigzag from the door to the curb when previously the carrier took obvious shortcuts to effect delivery. Postmasters must weigh the advantages and disadvantages of converting less than 100 percent of the deliveries. Customer signatures must be obtained prior to any conversion. In single-family housing areas (including manufactured housing and mobile homes) where the residences and lots are owned, each owner must agree to the conversion in writing. Owners who do not agree must be allowed to retain their current mode of delivery.” The Postal Operations Manual is available online at http://www.nalc.org/depart/cau/pdf/manuals/POM/pomc6.pdf. Unlike other manuals that affect the public, the U.S. Postal Service does not offer it on its public website.

This postmaster is full of it. The post office cannot require people to move their mailboxes to the curb. Is this the only place in the US where they get snow? I think not. And to mention 9/11 is despicable; it has nothing to do with no leaving the vehicles running- this has been postal policy since long before 9/11.

About time it is 2007, needs to be the law everywhere

The residents are being lied to by the Post offic please check the Postal operations manual,delivry is established and must remani that way.

The Postal Service cannot reduce service without the home owner's permission, and that would be a reduction in service. They are requuired to deliver unless there is a safety hazard, but the snow levels are quite low right now in the summer, even in western MI. While he could suspend service temporarily to a house that has an unplowed driveway, he would be required to resume service once the problem is corrected.