The residents of Deal Island are trying to figure out how to deal with the decision to cut the hours at their local post office in half.
The postal service intends to set a schedule by next week.
During a meet this week postal regional manager Bryan Landry said the new hours would keep the facility open between 8 am through noon on weekday and from 8 to 11 am on Saturdays.
In addition, he said there was a search on for business or residents interested in contracting with the Village Post Office.
These programs, which provide postal products or service, are offered as options in the wake of the cutback in hours.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that one resident suggested making the weekday hours from 7 to 11 am which Landry said he would pass on to his superiors.
Nationwide, some 14-thousand post offices are expected to be affected by the cutback in hours.
On the Maryland Eastern Shore there have been other sessions at facilities in Dorchester and Wicomico Counties.
