Perfect! Excellent!! Thanks to Rob and Pat!<br><br>As for "sweating the small stuff" I thought that one of the attractions and perks of living in a small town was being able to do exactly that, no?? :-)<br><br><div>
<span class="gmail_quote">On 4/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rob Oppenheim</b> <<a href="mailto:rob.oppenheim@comcast.net">rob.oppenheim@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Wow, this zip code thing strikes quite a nerve!</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> When Dwight first alerted me to the fact that Riverdale Park is not in the </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Post Office zipcode database, I discussed the matter with our town </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> administrator, Pat Prangley. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Pat is setting up a meeting with our post master general to discuss this </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> and other issues. We are waiting on the post office to get back to us with </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> an available date for the meeting.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> The meeting should result in RP being added to the database. If it does not, </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> then escalating it up to federal officials would be appropriate. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Details:</font></div>
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<font face="Arial" size="3"> </font><div><font face="Arial" size="3"> "Riverdale Park" is not a known city name in the Postal Service ZIP code data base. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> We would like to have "Riverdale Park" added to the Postal Service's list of </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> "acceptable names for ZIP code 20737". This ZIP code covers more than just </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Riverdale Park, and we are not asking that the entire ZIP code be changed, </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> just that Riverdale Park be recognized as a town within the ZIP code.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> We prefer that "Riverdale Park" not be the default address for 20737, as that </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> could add to the confusion of distinguishing our town from other areas that are </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> also served by the Riverdale Post Office and zip code 20737.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> -Rob Oppenheim</font></div></div></blockquote><div><br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Ward One Councilman, Riverdale Park</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> 5902 Cleveland Ave</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Riverdale Park, Md 20737-1930</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3"> Home Office: 301 779 1745</font></div>
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