It’s important to read and understand the maintenance rider in your lease. Lessors sometimes find the distinction between “housekeeping” and “maintenance” ambiguous. Here are several items that are considered housekeeping rather than maintenance: 1. Snow removal* 2. Grass cutting 3. Window washing 4. Floor waxing 5. Carpet cleaning The above items are generally USPS responsibility…
H.R. 4670 Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014 The Essentials 1. For three years, Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has tried to sell his colleagues on a comprehensive postal reform bill. His rescue plan for the money-losing U.S. Postal Service includes ending Saturday letter delivery, closing some post offices, and consolidating the agency’s sprawling distribution…
We’re looking forward to our second annual “Hill Day” in Washington, D.C. this month. More than three dozen AUSPL members and several board members will be meeting with Senators and Representatives to discuss the value of the leasing program to the Postal Service.
Chairman Issa has introduced a new postal reform bill that is mostly aligned to the President’s plan to reform the Postal Service. The summary below includes the proposed provisions that are being discussed. We are watching the process as it unfolds and continue to work with our lessor champions in the Congress. y041014_-_Issas_Legislation_on_the_Presidents_FY_15_Budget_Proposal_(edited)
Chairman Issa has introduced a new postal reform bill that is mostly aligned to the President’s plan to reform the Postal Service. The summary below includes the proposed provisions that are being discussed. We are watching the process as it unfolds and continue to work with our lessor champions in the Congress. Read it…
We have been educating Members of Congress about the benefits of the postal leasing program to the Postal Service. Today, we have legislative champions in both the House and Senate who we can count on to be sympathetic to our causes and issues. We will continue to work diligently with legislators and ask them to…
AUSPL President Morgan Wolaver welcomed members to AUSPL Conference 2014 on March 28, 2014, held at the Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans-French Quarter. For the first time, two Congressmen addressed the membership, Congressman Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and newly-elected Congressman David Jolly (R- FL). Representative Farenthold, Subcommittee Chairman on the House Oversight Committee and co-sponsor of…
Numerous opportunities for networking, learning and visiting with postal-related vendors awaited attendees on the first day of the annual conference. More than 400 people registered for the event, held at Astor Crown Plaza New Orleans – French Quarter, March 27-28, 2014. Whether you were a novice or a multi-generational owner of post office buildings, AUSPL…
Conference guests had barely finished their drinks at the “Cocktails with Exhibitors,” pre-boarding party at the Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans – French Quarter, Thursday evening before they were whisked by motor coach to the jazz dinner cruise aboard the Steamboat Natchez. The paddle wheeler is the last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi River. Despite…
By Bill Eck, AUSPL Insurance Program The first thing you need to do is make sure that your property is protected from further damage. Contact a local contractor to make emergency repairs to secure the building. They can also give you an initial estimate to do the permanent repairs. The postmaster does not always know…