The U.S. Postal Service has committed to mail improvements, including repair of all USPS-owned cluster box units in Minot no later than today, according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND.

Hoeven has repeatedly raised concerns regarding delayed delivery of mail, packages and newspapers, as well as concerns about proposed changes to mail processing facilities, to USPS officials. In response to Hoeven, the USPS notified the senator in December that it would repair the cluster box units and is committed to ensuring local newspapers are not sent to Fargo for processing but remain within their respective communities.

“We continue working to ensure that USPS is fixing delivery issues and at the same time have reiterated our concerns with proposed changes to mail processing in the state. USPS must meet with the impacted communities to answer any questions or concerns North Dakotans may have about the proposed change before moving forward with any processing changes,” Hoeven said in a prepared statement.