Postal service sends out false notice to homeowners

August 7, 2015 – Lubbock, TX – An unexpected letter in the mail. Residents were geared up for mail delivery changes. The U.S. Postal Service sent out a letter by mistake to a north Lubbock neighborhood.  Residents who live on Bates Street said they got the surprising news this week. The letter stated they had 14 days to set up a mailbox on their curb.
About a hundred people received the final notice letter. It stated they had 14 days to place a mail box at their curb for curbside delivery.

USPS Spokeswoman, Arlene Sanchez, sent FOX34 a statement.

“The letters requiring customers to move their mailboxes to the curb were sent in error. Read more