Missoula MT AMP Proposal
Public Input Summary

Meeting Date:  November 29, 2011

Location:    Sentinel High School, 901 South Ave. W, Missoula MT  59801

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

Number of Attendees:   300

Congressional Representation: Jennifer Ewan, Aide to Senator Max Baucus;  Tracy Stonebending, Aide to Senator Tester;  Evan Wilson, Aide to Congressman Rehberg.

Media:   John Burrows – Executive Director of MT Newspaper Assn;

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

Service/Customer
  Collection Time Changes	no comments
  Customer Service Problems	14 written
  Delays in Service	11 at public meeting, 378 written
  Increased Costs	4 at public meeting, 290 written
  BMEU Entry Location/Bulk Rates	3 at public meeting, 2 written
  Weather/Road Impact	3 at public meeting, 310 written

Community/Political
  Congressional/PAEA	4 at public meeting,
  Crossing State Lines	1 at public meeting, 1 written
  Community Economic Impact	3 at public meeting, 67 written
  Job Loss	7 at public meeting, 35 written
  Loss of Postmark	no comments

AMP Process
  Lack of Trust/Credibility	2 at public meeting, 3 written
  Lack of Public Input	3 at public meeting, 4 written
  Public Release of AMP Data	1 at public meeting
Other	2 at public meeting, 348 written