Maintain Mailbox Posts

With winter on its way, this would be a good time for residents to check their mailbox and post to be sure that they are sturdy and can handle the snow roll off from plows.  If repair or replacement is needed, please take the time to do so.  If your mailbox or post falls down in the winter months, the only thing that can be done is a temporary fix or mail delivery will be disrupted.

Roadside Mailbox Damage

If your roadside mailbox becomes a casualty of the Village of Wonder Lake’s war with the wintertime elements, the village will replace it only if damaged directly by a village owned and operated snowplow. However if damage was caused by the windrow (wall of flying snow) hurled by a passing plow, the village will not repair or replace it. Sturdiness should be considered when you purchase and install your mailbox in a legal manor. It should be able to withstand the force, weight, and sweep of snow flung by the passing plow. Replacement of mailboxes damaged as a result of being struck by a village plow will be with a standard unit set on a Weather treated 4X4 wooden post. Please bear in mind, however that since the village crews are often frequently committed to several consecutive days of plowing and salting, downed mailboxes cannot be replaced immediately. In that case you will have to pick up your mail at the post office until your box is back in place.