The United States Postal Service is experiencing mail delays throughout Georgia, causing a surplus of issues for those who need their mail for personal, business or even legal matters.
Mail delays have raised much concern across Georgia in recent months, and elected officials have shared their grievances with the head of the U.S. Postal Service.
Mail delivery in the metro Atlanta area has been affected by the launch of the new regional processing and distribution center in Palmetto, Ga., in February 2024.
Most of the mail from local areas is sent to the distribution center to be processed, meaning that a delay in processing can affect the pace of deliveries throughout the state.
For several Georgia cities, the USPS delays only complicate their livelihood regarding how citizens vote, pay bills, run businesses and more.
In Cherokee County, absentee ballots for the primary election on May 21 are a concern due to mail delays. Election officials encourage citizens to submit absentee ballots as soon as possible so their votes count on time.
The mail delays have made some Cherokee County residents hesitant to send USPS ballots due to the postal service’s slow delivery times.
In the city of Dublin, within Laurens County, small shipping businesses like Mail & More recommend that customers send packages to either UPS or FedEx over the post office.
Per a statement posted to their official Facebook:
We recommend UPS & FedEx to deliver packages in a timely manner. Packages are not scanned on the day of drop off. This is a problem with the post office. The Dublin Post Office is picking up packages and letters daily from our location.
Thank you for understanding, hopefully these issues will be cleared up soon. We will be glad to ship your packages UPS or FedEx if you would like!
In the city of Dudley, also in Laurens County, Councilmember Kyle Williams told WMAZ about the utility bills the city mailed to residents on…
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