Justin Mack, writing for the Lafayette Journal & Courier, has an article about a public meeting in Lafayette discussing a planned mail processing consolidation which would result in a Kokomo facility handling outgoing mail now processed in Lafayette.
I don’t know anything about the issue, so don’t have anything to say about the particulars. But the contentiousness of the meeting underscores how tough it is for government to take action when it changes the status quo. Postal officials say the move would save the postal service $500,000. Members of the public and postal employees expressed concerns that this move will slow down distribution of Lafayette mail, and raised concerns about local jobs.
I wasn’t at the meeting, but the story suggests to me that there were not any clear rules set forth about how the meeting would be conducted. When the meeting is serving the function of allowing concerns to be expressed and addressed, it’s working. But, when it devolves into people bickering with each other, it’s worse than useless.
Just a heads-up: I think you forgot to close out the italics on “status quo”, and so the entire rest of the main page and this post’s page after that is italicized.
So I did. Thanks!
Okay — time for me to start my “predictions for 2011”.
The US Postal Service will launch the $1.00 self service letter.
Very convenient, you simply purchase the stamps online, print them on your own printer, and then deliver the letter to the recipient yourself. It’s projected to save millions!
MartyL,
I’ve already fired the postal service for the most part. When someone plans on mailing us a check, we usually drive to their location to pick it up. We’ve lost too many in the mail.