Mail delivery could return to homes on Cornell Street, more than a year after concern over a neighborhood dog prompted the U.S. Postal Service to stop carrying letters and packages to those residences.

The city council has granted Concord’s postmaster, Nicole French, permission to install a six-unit neighborhood collection box at the corner of Noyes and Cypress streets, near the end of Cornell Street.

In her letter, French cited “recurring canine concerns” on Cornell Street. In December, an agency spokesman told the Monitor a 4-year-old boxer-pit bull mix living on the street had put a letter carrier in danger on three separate occasions.

“It has lunged at our employee, menacingly and with bared teeth, in three separate incidents,” said Tom Rizzo, spokesman for the Northern New England District.

The dog’s owners disputed the Postal Service’s claims. But mail delivery to Cornell Street homes halted, and some residents moved their mailboxes to the end of the street, while others began picking up their items at the post office. But with the new box approved by the council, the Postal Service will now work with the Cornell Street residents to discuss their next step, spokeswoman Melissa Lohnes said.

Concord City Council approves new mailbox for postal worker to avoid Cornell Street dog