Unknown Certified Mail – What Could It Be?

I recently checked the mail and there was a note card from USPS saying I had missed a delivery for a certified mail and that I had to reschedule the delivery. It was a letter and had a tracking number and a name, but I could not read the writing so I could not tell who it was from.

I started thinking what it could be but I had no idea who would be sending me a certified letter. Usually if something is sent certified, it means it is very important and the sender needs to be positive you have received it. The only other time I ever got a certified letter was after I left a job and they were sending me some final paperwork to confirm the decision.

I got the note on a Friday and the earliest reschedule was on Monday so I had a couple of days to worry about what it could be. Of course I thought the worst like it was a legal issue or something, but nothing came to mind on what it could be. Another thought was maybe it was some important documents from the health insurance or from a retirement fund or something, but I have never had to sign for any of those before.

About a week back, I contacted a couple companies about mail I was receiving that was addressed to previous residents who have not lived here for many years. I asked them to update the mailing list so I would not receive the letters anymore, so I was thinking maybe it had something to do with that and they were trying to confirm I was the current resident.

I kept thinking of possibilities. Sometimes I fill out those surveys on receipts that offer a chance to win a gift card so I was thinking there might be a small possibility maybe I won something like that and they sent it certified to make sure I got it.

So finally Monday rolls around and the mail man shows up. He has the letter and I sign for it. I look at the return address, but it is something I didn't recognize and never heard of. I take it in and open the letter. Turns out it is a notice about a public hearing about a potential business that is looking to open up in the area.

At first I was relieved that it was not anything bad. Then I was kind of confused as to why they sent something like this certified. It was basically a note from the village and the business owners saying there would be a meeting at the village and that is was open to residents in case we wanted to go to the meeting.

Maybe there is some rule that they have to notify a certain amount of local residents if they are looking to open a new business. Other than that, I'm not sure why they needed it to be signed for. The postage was almost $4.00 for a letter so it was certainly not cheap to send it. I guess the lesson learned here is if you get an unexpected certified letter, don't worry because it might be something like this that is nothing to worry about.