Residents of a North Charleston neighborhood are expressing frustration as their mail remains undelivered for weeks following an incident where a mail carrier was bitten by a dog. Irving Avenue residents have not received their mail since the end of January, attributing the interruption to the mail carrier being bitten on two separate occasions while on their route.
The issue came to light when Evone Williams and her family realized they had not received their mail and discovered that a neighboring street was still receiving their deliveries. Perplexed by the situation, Williams contacted the postmaster on behalf of her mother and sister, who live on Irving Avenue, but received no response from the supervisor as promised.
Seeking answers, Williams personally visited the local post office and was informed that the mail carrier had been bitten twice by a dog from the neighborhood. The post office assured her that a replacement carrier would be assigned to Irving Avenue, but no specific timeline was given for when normal delivery services would resume.
The delay in mail delivery has caused inconvenience and financial strain for many residents. Bills have gone unpaid due to delayed notifications about the held mail, and important correspondence has been held up at the post office.
Williams questioned why the mail carrier couldn’t simply bypass the house with the aggressive dog and deliver mail to the residents without dogs. She emphasized the inconvenience of having to retrieve her family members’ mail separately and expressed her hope for a swift resolution to the situation.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Postal Service Southern Area Corporate Communications provided a statement addressing the issue. The statement empathized with the residents’ concerns and acknowledged the dog-related incidents that affected mail delivery on Irving Avenue. However, it did not provide a definitive timeline for when regular mail services would be restored.
The residents of Irving Avenue are eagerly awaiting the return of their mail delivery services and hope that the U.S. Postal Service will prioritize finding a solution to this issue promptly. As the inconvenience persists, they emphasize the importance of reliable mail delivery for the smooth functioning of their daily lives.
The community eagerly awaits further updates from the U.S. Postal Service and hopes that they can soon put this challenging situation behind them. In the meantime, residents continue to make alternative arrangements to collect their mail and eagerly anticipate the day when their mailboxes will once again be filled with important correspondence and packages.
