The New Changes To Mail Delivery In Montana Will Make You Mad

These New Changes Will Be Coming In Phases

As the new administration makes its way through the first 100 days, one member of the administration from the first go-around has decided to step down.

Louis DeJoy was made the Postmaster General in the summer of 2020, and one of his defining accomplishments was the ambitious "Delivering For America" plan. It's that very project that has some new changes coming that are sure to ruffle a few feathers here in Montana.

What Are The Changes?

According to Newsweek, these new changes will start rolling out on April 1st, with the second phase starting to be implemented on July 1st.

The plan is to change how first-class mail is sorted and delivered, as they will be breaking down mail delivery into 3 different phases.

They say that 75% of delivered mail will see no changes, 14% could see faster delivery, while 11% are going to be seeing slower delivery. However, there is one silver lining that might benefit some Montana residents.

How These New Changes Help Montana

The USPS stresses that even with these changes that could result in slower mail delivery time, all first-class mail will keep its standard processing time of 1 to 5 days.

Yet rural Montana might be the biggest winner from all these changes, as one of the forthcoming changes is that postal workers will now be permitted to leave earlier and drive further than before.

With all these changes coming, please remember that the folks you see and deal with at the post office are not the ones creating these changes, so cut them some slack.