From an February 23, 2004, Focus article.
The conversion from penalty mail to commercial mail is still under way. Soon,
some faculty and staff will begin using bulk mail permits purchased for and
identifying their county offices.
Paul Martinelli is continuing to wade through the noncomplementary regulations
of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the State of West Virginia. The problem
is this: USPS will not provide services until it receives a check, and the state
will not issue a check until the services have been provided. Although USPS
will accept credit cards for most services, it will not accept them for bulk
mail permits.
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From an October 27, 2003 Focus article:
Extension offices not located in Monongalia County can begin steps to order
their new bulk mail permit. That update—and other commercial mail news—comes
to us from Paul Martinelli, who is guiding the WVU Extension Service through
the conversion from penalty mail to commercial mail.
Paul provided the following update:
From a September 29, 2003 e-mail:
To: Extension Service Staff, Faculty, and Administration
From: Paul Martinelli
Please be prepared to begin the conversion from Penalty Mail to Commercial Mail
EFFECTIVE October, 1, 2003.
On and after this date you may no longer use all sizes Cooperative Extension
Service envelopes with the wording OFFICIAL BUSINESS, PENALTY FOR PRIVATE
USE $300 .
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From a September 26, 2003 e-mail:
To: Extension Service Staff, Faculty, and Administration
From: Paul Martinelli
As a follow-up to Dave Snively's 9/25/03 email, arrangements have been made to FedEx a state check made payable to the US Postmaster for conversion to commercial mail meters effective October 1, 2003. The check will be deposited in Citi Bank, New Castle, Delaware, on Saturday, September 27, 2003.
From a September 25, 2003 e-mail:
To: Extension Service Staff, Faculty, and Administration
From: Dave Snively
As a follow-up to Dave Snively's 9/25/03 email, arrangements have been made to FedEx a state check made payable to the US Postmaster for conversion to commercial mail meters effective October 1, 2003. The check will be deposited in Citi Bank, New Castle, Delaware, on Saturday, September 27, 2003.
