Pawlowski became the new head of St. Petersburg's post office Saturday. The Postal Service says it is cheaper and more efficient to install rural-route style mail tubes on a post at the curb. The Postal Service has angered the City Council by doing that in some city neighborhoods over the past few years.
Council members say rows of boxes along the curb cause clutter.
Plus, a city ordinance has banned them since 1968. Pawlowski spent a lot of time listening to the council members' concerns Thursday. He repeated the Postal Service's preference, but he also sounded flexible. Some neighborhoods seem to prefer curbside delivery, while others dislike it, the council and Pawlowski agreed. They also said all homes in a neighborhood should have the same delivery method.