P.O. Box costs too high

My post office (“small” 3x4 inch) box rates have been creeping up, especially in the last few years, from $60/year to $75/year and now $210/year.

When I Googled “average post office box rates,” it said a small box averaged between $5.50/month or $66/year, to $38.33/month and $460 a year. So La Conner fits in between. However, we residents who live inside the town limits don’t qualify for home delivery and therefore are forced to rent a P.O. Box. Those who live outside town limits get free delivery even on Saturdays which isn’t an option for townies.

It seems likely that those in town are paying for the trucks and personnel that give free delivery outside town. This does not seem fair to me. How can this situation be remedied?

Sincerely,

Joan Cross,

La Conner