I've noticed a few conversations on Facebook regarding blue corner mailboxes and how they seem to be "disappearing." In Riverwest, for example, there are at least two mailboxes I can think of that are no longer in service.
When I moved to Walker's Point a year ago, I was surprised by how few collection boxes were in the neighborhood. I actually go to the post office which is about six blocks from my house to send mail.
According to Sean Hargadon, spokesperson for the United States Postal Service, there have not been any changes in the number of collection boxes in Milwaukee during the past year. He did not have statistics on the removal of boxes prior to a year ago, however.
Hargadon says the post office sometimes conducts "density tests" to determine if a particular mailbox is getting enough action.
"A collection box might be removed if it doesn't get 25 pieces of mail or more every day for two weeks," he says.
Interesting. But has anyone else noticed a shortage of mailboxes in your neighborhood?
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