FRANKLIN Co. , Mo. (KMOV.com) – Residents in Franklin County are voicing concerns after the United States Postal Service (USPS) stopped deliveries due to the road they live on.
Tim Bird said he’s lived off Deer View Lane in Lonedell for 15 years and has never had issues with his mail until recently.
“It started with the letters, I think February 15 we got the first letter,” Bird.
Bird and other neighbors said they received a letter from USPS stating the gravel road they live on is in need of repair. The letter asks residents to repair potholes and ruts in order for the Post Office to continue delivering on their private road.
Bird said he and other neighbors have spent hundreds of dollars in recent months repairing potholes and grading. After receiving three letters from the Post Office, he said their mail delivery officially stopped on April 24.
“We can’t get a solid answer as to why,” he said. More at KMOV
I have had the same thing happen to me. We have to use a right of way that we couldn’t pave if we wanted to and could afford it. We have lived here for almost 11 years. Although we do not own the right of way, my husband and brother in law do a pretty good job of keeping the holes filled. Uncivilized? Wow.
Gravel roads? The post office should have a policy of not delivering on gravel and dirt roads. Pave the darn thing like civilized people.