The U.S. Postal Service is proposing a new plan in order to keep itself afloat, and the plan involves slower mail in rural ZIP codes across the country. But the agency will not say which post offices will be affected.
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st, who has been vocal about Postal Service problems for months, criticized the proposal.
“Virginians residing in our rural communities deserve reliable mail service just as much as our suburban residents. This abrupt change in mail operations in rural areas and the uncertainty of impacted facilities is the exact opposite of the improvement and transparency I’ve demanded from the Postal Service,” Wittman said.
He said the Postal Service has continually failed to fix mail delays for over a year now and “must do everything it can to rebuild trust amongst Virginians.”
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
