OAK PARK ABOUT TO GET ITS ZIP CODE; LAWMAKER WINS ASSURANCE 91377 WILL GO TO COMMUNITY.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer After almost three decades of pleading, the community of Oak Park will get its own ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. - 91377. Rep. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, announced the long-awaited event Monday saying that although he has yet to secure a written agreement from the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. on the new ZIP code, Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval officials have given him oral guarantees that the code will be in place in the next two to four months. The change was the result of intense lobbying on the part of Sherman and his office, but some residents still couldn't believe it had happened. ``I call it a political miracle,'' said Ventura County Supervisor Frank Schillo, who represents Oak Park. ``I never thought I'd see the day.'' ``Quite honestly I'm stunned,'' said Douglas Hewitson, chairman of the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council. ``I remember saying to myself, `This is going to be a long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. .' '' The new code will mean that Oak Park residents no longer will share the 91301 ZIP code with Agoura Hills residents in neighboring Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. Some of the 15,000 members of the Oak Park community long have complained about conflicts that arise because of the shared ZIP code, including incorrect taxes on mail-order and Internet items and higher auto insurance taxes. ``You've got 911 calls misdirected to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. ,'' Sherman said. Oak Park residents also have been called to jury duty in Los Angeles County. Despite these problems, the Postal Service maintained that its job was simply to deliver the mail, and that mistakes were the result of other agencies, Sherman said. ``The post office has been clear on this,'' he said. ``They have never, ever assigned a new ZIP code based on community concerns.'' The 91377 ZIP code should be official sometime this summer. ``When it becomes official, that begins a one-year transition period,'' Sherman said. During that year, mail addressed to both 91377 and 91301 will be sent to Oak Park addresses. The ZIP code change will not affect the sorting or distribution of the mail, Sherman said. Had the Postal Service not agreed to the change, Sherman said, he would have sought a legislative solution to the issue. |
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