People trying to mail letters at Meadow View Lodge have noticed that the familiar blue USPS drop box is gone. It has been missing for several months, and residents like Donna Bodzin are asking what happened.
“There used to be a USPS mailbox in front of Meadow View Lodge,” Bodzin noted, looking for answers. “It’s been gone a couple of months or so. I was curious about why it disappeared.”
The USPS supervisor at the Huntley post office was contacted, and stated that the box was removed because it was damaged.
The Huntley branch asked the regional district office for a new mailbox, but it has not arrived yet. There is no delivery date so far, but staff are still checking on the request.
This is not the only delay. The USPS mailbox in front of the Village Green Jewel-Osco was also removed because it was damaged, and it is also waiting for a replacement from the district office.
USPS blue mailboxes are made only in America. The USPS uses high-security units from approved U.S. manufacturers:
• Salsbury Industries (Los Angeles, California)
• Florence Manufacturing Co. (Manhattan, Kansas)
• Jensen Mailboxes (Hartford, Wisconsin)
• Security Manufacturing Corp. (Grapevine, Texas)
• Postal Products Unlimited (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Because it takes time to get and ship these special mailboxes, residents should not expect them to come back right away.
For now, postal officials want to remind everyone that two USPS mailboxes are still available in Sun City:
• The Fountain View parking lot located near the bocce ball courts
• Wildflower Lake
