Last year one of my neighbors called to ask if I had gotten mail that did not belong to me. He had been to visit the postmaster (Mr. Cox) in Boerne to complain and wondered if he was the only one affected. He definitely was not.

After continuing to receive mail that was not mine and wondering if my mail was being misdirected, I wrote a letter to Mr. Cox. I received a response from Mr. Cox that stated he knew he had a problem on our route and, when I received mail that was not mine, to bring it quickly to his office. I get (misdirected) mail … at least once a week and sometimes more. The mail is not junk mail but anywhere from financial statements to subscription magazines. I have to ask myself why I would take the time to stand in line at the post office to return this mail. Additionally, if I am actually transporting mail, shouldn’t I get paid the 39¢ or some compensation?

I took the opportunity to talk directly to the postman. He said he had a problem seeing and he would appreciate it if I just put the misdirected mail back in the box with the flag up. He said it was his fault but seemed shocked when I said, “I know it’s your fault.”

I understand the cost of postage will again increase midyear. I hope the money goes to buy this man some glasses.

During the Christmas rush, when only two clerks were available for all of Boerne, I saw one lady pay another a good sum of money to mail a package for her. The lady’s husband was gravely ill and she could not stand in line the necessary 45 minutes to an hour to mail her package.

Mail delivery at my place of business arrives usually between 6 and 7 p.m. This automatically makes cash flow in jeopardy.

Boerne has exploded and the post office needs to catch up.

Carolyn Arnold
Boerne

Request for clarity

On the Feb. 26 Kendall County Commissioners Court agenda there was an item:

“No. 25: Presentation of Kendall County WCID#2 and a request for a letter of support from Commissioners Court: Grady Jolley/Julieanne Kugle, attorneys for WCID#2.”

In the above referenced court agenda item, there is no mention or clarification as to what this request encompassed. The general public reading this item may or may not know what is a Kendall County WCID.

As it turns out, this request was made by the developer of a “large proposed community” (named Esperanza) (1/2-acre lots) in the Boerne ETJ on Highway 46 East.

One member of the audience did bring to the court’s attention that more public input regarding this issue should be considered since the language of the above did not mention the Esperanza Community Development.

Whether this was an intentional omission or an honest mistake, only Judge Schroeder or a commissioner who placed the item on the agenda knows. (For the record, Judge Gaylan Schroeder was the only one who made a motion to send a letter of support. The motion died for lack of a second.)

The lack of detailed information on a court agenda item can and will create an air of distrust in our county leaders.

Karen M. Wetzel
Boerne