U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy outlined a series of steps the postal service is taking to improve service at a regional mail processing center in Palmetto, Georgia. The Center is being blamed for postal problems throughout the state.
Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff recently raised the issue with DeJoy and cited data showing only 36% of inbound mail handled by the Palmetto center was being delivered on time.
In a letter to Ossoff, DeJoy announced that more than 100 postal service personnel have been sent to the Center to work onsite to identify and rectify bottlenecks. They’ll also conduct quality assurance, ensure Atlanta personnel adhere to the new procedures and ensure the timely processing and dispatch of mail and packages.
A postal service restructuring plan launched in Atlanta earlier this year aimed at stopping the agency from bleeding red ink resulted in massive delays in mail processing. Implementation of that plan has been halted.
This article comes to Now Habersham in partnership with WUGA
