![]() Lauren Boebert also wrote to DeJoy wanting to know how the USPS plans to better serve rural areas. When problems emerged last year in Colorado City, south of Pueblo, Rep. Ken Buck’s office has also gotten an increase in calls about mail problems in the last six months and has been working with USPS in his eastern Colorado district to find solutions. Neguse has written to the District Manager for the USPS Colorado-Wyoming District about issues in his district, from Steamboat Springs to Dillon and Silverthorne, calling for immediate solutions. ![]() Brittany Pettersen has written to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about problems in the communities of Buena Vista and Twin Lakes, even meeting with USPS officials, according to her office. I do think it points to a larger management challenge within the USPS.” “This has been a longstanding issue,” said Neguse, who, like many residents, praised the efforts of frontline postal workers. Service gets so bad in one place, local leaders and residents call their members of Congress, who write to the postmaster general about the issue, and eventually get some type of fix, only to have another mail service problem pop up elsewhere. “They're pushing really hard, but I think it demonstrates the level of this challenge when congressional representatives, you know, are struggling to get answers or to move the dial,” he said. Hyland’s also escalated the issue to his local Congress members: Rep. The congressional delegation gets involved Hart Van Denburg/CPR News The main Post Office in Castle Rock, Feb. “Right now it's at a severe crisis level,” he said. Silverthorne Town Manager Ryan Hyland said he’s been getting calls about delivery issues daily for the last few weeks. These types of postal issues have plagued communities around the state at different times: Westcliffe, Eagle, Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Colorado City, Steamboat Springs, Silverthorne - the list goes on. Does anybody have it?’” he said.Īnd Belles actually pays for a post office box so that anything important, like his medication or anything he really cares about, goes there, instead of risking home delivery. “They'll tell you a package is coming and people say, ‘I got confirmation that my package was delivered, but it's not here. Like many in his neighborhood, Belles has signed up for a USPS service that sends a screenshot of the mail he’s supposed to get that day. ![]() “It's like, lost cats, lost dogs and lost mail, which is not unusual,” he said. Mark Belles in Peyton, located in eastern El Paso County, hears all about this on the local private residents-only Facebook Group he runs. Packages containing life-saving prescriptions have also gone amiss. Cookies and cards may not seem like much to miss, but the delays can include important letters, from tax documents to jury summons or checks.
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