Curbside mail service returns on Sanibel post-storm

By TIFFANY REPECKI trepecki@breezenewspapers com

Mail delivery resumed on Sanibel last week and residents need a mailbox up to receive theirs

Almost six months after Hurricane Ian stuck, delivery service returned on March 27

“Please get the mailboxes put up,” Sanibel Postmaster Tirzah Althouse said “They need to make sure that they have an approved mailbox set up where their previous mailbox was for curbside delivery.”

The U S Postal Service is not responsible for replacing the mailboxes on the island

“They will then be able to get their mail every day and return to some type of normalcy,” she said

For those living in condos or some neighborhoods that use a centralized mail unit with keys, the homeowners' associat i o n s o r m a n a g e m e n t c o m p a n i e s a r e responsible for ensuring that residents are able to access their individual boxes If the unit is gone, they are also responsible for replacing it

If a mailbox is up and the address for delivery is one's home or business address on Sanibel, mail will be delivered to that alsOInsIdetOday address unless there is an active forward or change of address in the system

“ T h e y w i l l n e e d t o c a n c e l t h a t , ” Althouse said of any forward or change of address.

P e o p l e c a n d o s o o n l i n e a t www usps com or by visiting any post office

Mail may still be picked up at the temporary facility at 650 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel, for those who do not yet have a mailbox in place and are utilizing the physical address of a residence or business

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