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• <br /> Local postal officials have indicated that if mail <br /> deliveries are to be shifted from Chapel Hill to <br /> • Carrboro, the request must be processed through the . <br /> • , <br /> local division office. The process is lengthy (several <br /> years, including the time to construct a new post <br /> office) and is encumbered by the following constraints: <br /> a. ZIP codes must be changed; <br /> b. Delivery boundaries must be re-established; <br /> c. Addresses must be cross-referenced; and <br /> d. The length of miles and number of delivery points <br /> must be re-calculated. (Postal carriers are paid on <br /> this basis. ) <br /> 2. What would be accomplished by a delay, given the <br /> purposes for assigning house numbers as identified' <br /> above? <br /> A delay of 30-6d days may be desirable to determine the <br /> process and procedures for constructing a new post office and <br /> shifting mail deliveries from one facility to another. <br /> Beyond that period, delays may be unproductive. <br /> If you have questions, please advise. <br /> MJICUPZ(100 :2) <br /> Marvin Collins • <br /> Planning Director <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />