YPSILANTI, MI - U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, has reached out to the U.S. Postal Service about issues with Ypsilanti mail delivery.

Dingell sent a letter to Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Megan J. Brennan on Thursday, Jan. 11, regarding recurring issues with the service, according to the congresswoman's office.

In the letter, Dingell said complaints have included mail being delivered after 8 p.m., packages being reported as delivered when they aren't, mail being delivered to the wrong homes, the Ypsilanti Post Office being unresponsive to customers and long lines and wait times at the office.

Dingell said the issues need to be resolved.

"Mail delivery problems in Ypsilanti is an ongoing issue, which I have raised before, but we are receiving a significant number of complaints from city leaders and constituents because the problems with mail delivery have become so serious," Dingell wrote in the letter. "While it is understandable that the holiday season may cause some delays, these issues go well beyond that and have been going on for too long.

"Residents of Ypsilanti must be able to rely on timely, consistent mail service and this is clearly not the case at this time."

Dingell is urging the USPS to investigate the matter and share steps being taken to improve service.

Officials at the Ypsilanti Post Office deferred to the state's corporate office in Detroit for comment. No one at the Detroit office was able to be reached.