Subject: Mailbox Units at Devonshire & 123rd Dr & Brief Storm Update
Important information if you get your mail from the Mailbox Units at Devonshire and 123rd Dr.
Still interesting information for all community members.
Ray Harwood, Board Member, Association VP
Brief Storm Update
I’m sure most Rio Crossing residents are aware of the damage to homes, walls, trees, and a set of mailbox units during the storm around August 9. First of all, we’re all grateful that there are no known injuries reported during the storm. Homeowners with significant damage are dealing with insurance companies and contractors for damage remediation, as is the Association.
I’ve spoken with several of my neighbors regarding roof tile damage on their homes, and so far each of them has been aware of the damage and working with their own insurance to get fixed up. Please continue to look for damage on your own home and on your neighbor’s roofs, and be sure to check in with any neighbors whose homes appear to have roof damage to ensure they are aware.
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Update on Mailbox Units
Affected residents: Please share this information with your neighbors who might not receive or read this notice!
Just after the storm:
Now:
Sometime in the last 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday) the USPS has picked up the damaged mailbox units at Devonshire and 123rd. When I discovered they were gone, I reached out to the USPS for more information. They don’t make it easy to speak with anyone!
I was told that all of the mail in the mailbox units has been collected and transferred to the Litchfield Park Post Office. They will continue to hold mail there, and residents can stop by and pick up their mail during normal business hours.
USPS Mail Pickup Location: 875 E. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear AZ, major crossroads are Estrella Pkwy and Yuma Rd.
I know that this situation is not ideal, and the need to go to the Post Office to retrieve your mail is inconvenient.
Initial reports from the Avondale USPS staff was that the main post office was ordering new mailbox units, but that it could be as long as several months before they were installed.
With that information, at the board meeting last Wednesday we asked our community manager to obtain proposals from mailbox unit vendors to determine the lead-time and costs to replace these units. This research is still underway, but a proposal is expected in the next couple of days. Once we have the information, the board will need to discuss how to proceed, either at the September board meeting or at a Special Meeting at another time.
I just learned this morning that the postal service will not be replacing these units, and so the Association will handle this replacement.
I’ll continue to provide updates as we learn more.