The centralized pick-up, processing, distribution and billing of inter-departmental and U.S. Postal mail is performed by the Transportation Division - Metro Mail Service. The DPW&T Metro Mail system serves over 40 individual County Offices, 15 State Offices and 4 additional locations (to include MetCom and the Community Development Corporation) with only two dedicated employees.  In order to better facilitate these services and provide an expectation for our users, a daily Delivery and Pickup Schedule has been prepared to help provide a consistent and smooth flow of information between numerous departments and agencies. To ensure the timely delivery of Metro Mail services, the following guidelines have been adopted to assist our customers.

Personal Mail / Large Packages

Only pre-stamped letter mail will be accepted for outgoing mail delivery. All packages being sent via the US Postal Service will be held at the Leonardtown or California Post Office; the receiver is responsible for pick up at either of these locations. If the receiver wishes to have the package delivered directly to them, they should obtain the necessary approval from their department and have the package delivered via UPS or FEDEX directly to the physical address of the employee’s department. Please also refer to our in-house Bulk Mailing Instructions.

Outgoing Mail

All mail should be in each department’s assigned “outgoing mail” location / bin no later than the designated time on the Metro Mail Service Delivery and Pick-up Schedule. The latest time that outgoing postal mail can be accepted is 3:15 pm daily. If employees have a deadline and missed the regular pick-up times, they will be required to deliver their outgoing mail directly to the Mail Room Office, located in the Joseph D. Carter building

(Leonardtown). If you need to bring mail to the mailroom office, please e-mail Kimberly_Owens@co.saintmarys.md.us and Lisa_Bodnar@stmarysmd.com ahead of time and with some advanced notice.

Schedule Times

The times indicated on the Metro Mail Service Delivery and Pick-up Schedule (above) are approximate, and may vary based on the amount of mail generated each day, severe weather conditions, and the availability of staff.

Metro Mail

All metro mail received in the morning will be delivered to the corresponding departments the same afternoon. Subsequently, metro mail which is received during the afternoon mail run (or after 2:00) will be delivered to the corresponding departments the following day. 

New Employees

In an effort to keep up with changes and additions in personnel and to keep mail runs as timely and efficient as possible, please provide us with a listing of new employee names and the location of the department(s) / division(s) they are assigned. Please e-mail updated lists to Ms. Kimberly Owens and Lisa Bodnar as soon as the information is available.  

Staff also performs the sorting, delivering, evaluation of suspicious packages, postage billing and processing of regular and bulk mail - over 20,000 pieces per month. We will try  to notify all our customers (via e-mail) if no service or delays in service are anticipated, especially as a result of inclement weather. If you have any specific requests, please do not hesitate to contact us at 301-475-4200 ext. 2020.