05-06-2019, 05:32 AM
Aloha Katarina. Dist 8 rep made a motion at a board mtg a few months ago to reinstate the board mailbox committee. They didn't choose the members for the committee so I don't know who's on the committee. D8 rep said the purpose of forming the board mailbox committee was to collaborate with the membership mailbox committee on a plan A and B.
The initial plan that former Membership Mailbox Committee chair Mike Smith had, has changed dramatically to resembling the plan that the board mailbox committee had been working on for several years using the 20 acre lots in 4 locations. Some are still concerned over the use of the 20 acre lots which are restricted for the use of schools and parks only, while some maintain that it can be used for the mailboxes. There will be impact in the surrounding neighborhoods, potential increased traffic on the main drags and some are concerned with potential growth of crime in the 4 locations.
Mike Smith's plan was to install new mailboxes to the existing cluster box areas and set them back off the road a bit further. A couple more cluster box areas would've been added off the main drags. Having several smaller locations spread out throughout the park, pull in and pull out, would reduce neighborhood impact, traffic on the main drag and reduce potential crime since the sites would be visible from the main road.
Therefore, there is a divide between Plan A and Plan B at the moment among lot owners and board members. The bottom line is if a plan isn't agreed upon soon, the USPS may walk away after several years of negotiating with HPP. The USPS was in agreement with the cluster boxes spread throughout HPP plan, the Mike Smith plan, and maybe with plan B as well, using the 20 acre parcels. I believe there will be some kind of report at the June membership meeting to give members an update.
The initial plan that former Membership Mailbox Committee chair Mike Smith had, has changed dramatically to resembling the plan that the board mailbox committee had been working on for several years using the 20 acre lots in 4 locations. Some are still concerned over the use of the 20 acre lots which are restricted for the use of schools and parks only, while some maintain that it can be used for the mailboxes. There will be impact in the surrounding neighborhoods, potential increased traffic on the main drags and some are concerned with potential growth of crime in the 4 locations.
Mike Smith's plan was to install new mailboxes to the existing cluster box areas and set them back off the road a bit further. A couple more cluster box areas would've been added off the main drags. Having several smaller locations spread out throughout the park, pull in and pull out, would reduce neighborhood impact, traffic on the main drag and reduce potential crime since the sites would be visible from the main road.
Therefore, there is a divide between Plan A and Plan B at the moment among lot owners and board members. The bottom line is if a plan isn't agreed upon soon, the USPS may walk away after several years of negotiating with HPP. The USPS was in agreement with the cluster boxes spread throughout HPP plan, the Mike Smith plan, and maybe with plan B as well, using the 20 acre parcels. I believe there will be some kind of report at the June membership meeting to give members an update.