Helena MT AMP Proposal
Public Input Summary

Meeting Date:    January 4, 2012

Location:     Great Northern – Best Western Premier Hotel, 835 Great Northern Blvd., Helena MT  59601

USPS Presenter(s):     John DiPeri, District Manager;  Dominic DeMartino, Lead Manager Post Office Operations;  Sally Tuomi, Manager Post Office Operations;  Todd Snyder, Lead Plant Manager, Billings MT;

Number of Attendees:    40

Congressional Representation:  Jocelyn Galt, Congressman Denny Rehberg office; Holly Luck, Senator Max Baucus office; Shannon Lewis, Senator Jon Tester’s office; Linda McCollough, Secretary of State for Montana;

Media:   John Barrows, MT Newspaper Association.   Two TV stations and local newspaper

CATEGORIES OF COMMENTS (indicate number of questions/comments by category)

Service/Customer
  Collection Time Changes	no comments
  Customer Service Problems	3 at public meeting, 2 written
  Delays in Service	10 at public meeting, 10 written
  Increased Costs	1 at public meeting, 4 written
  BMEU Entry Location/Bulk Rates	1 at public meeting
  Weather/Road Impact	2 written

Community/Political
  Biohazard Threat	no comments
  Crossing State Lines	1 at public meeting
  Community Economic Impact	2 at public meeting, 4 written
  Job Loss	1 written
  Loss of Postmark	no comments

AMP Process
  Lack of Trust/Credibility	3 at public meeting
  Lack of Public Input	no comments
  Public Release of AMP Data	1 at public meeting

Other	2 at public meeting