There's talk in Minneapolis that the large downtown post office, built in 1934, will be the next historic postal facility to be sold. Minneapolis City Council member Jacob Frey is envisioning a food marketplace with restaurants and markets. “One major piece we lack downtown is a multicultural, multifaceted market,” he said. “Here in Minneapolis, we have so many unbelievable cultures cooking … Read More
Post Office to exit historic federal building in Texarkana
The Postal Service has announced plans to move out of the historic federal building in Texarkana, Texas. The GSA owns the building and has plans to use the USPS space for more courtrooms and offices. The Postal Service is looking for an alternate location downtown. Texarkana Mayor Ruth Penney-Bell said she strongly opposes a move from the downtown federal building, the only … Read More
New Mexico State U. to lose its post office
The Postal Service has announced plans to close the post office on the campus of New Mexico State University and merge it with another post office 1.6 miles from campus, which will make it tough on students without a car. The university offered to help downsize the USPS footprint as part of its renovation of the student center, but NMSU never received … Read More
Relocation of North Platte PO moves forward
The Postal Service is going ahead with the relocation of the post office in downtown North Platte, Nebraska. The new location is the USPS processing center in an industrial park on the outskirts of town. Mayor Dwight Livingston and City Manager Jim Hawks were notified of the decision in a letter dated March 12. They expressed disappointment and frustration. “Not … Read More
The USPS and PRC ponder the meaning of “post office”: The appeal on the Careywood Idaho CPO
In December 2011, the Postal Service declared a five-month moratorium on post office closings, and by the time it was over, the plans to close thousands of post offices had been abandoned. The Postal Regulatory Commission had already dealt with over 200 appeals during the previous two years, and it was expecting an avalanche. Instead, there was just a handful of … Read More
The doctor will see you now: The Postal Service takes the pulse of employees
The Postal Service has replaced the Voice of the Employee (VOE) survey with a new one called Postal Pulse. The survey is being administered by Gallup from March 16 to April 3. You can see the old VOE survey here, and the new Postal Pulse here. The Postal Service hasn’t said much publicly about why it decided to discontinue the VOE and … Read More
“We’re all in trouble”: The Yantic CT post office, from suspension to appeal
The Postal Service has made a final determination to close the post office in Yantic, Connecticut, a village in Norwich. Deberey Hinchey, the mayor of Norwich, and Kevin Ryan, a state representative, have filed an appeal on the closing to the Postal Regulatory Commission. It’s the first appeal filed on a post office closing since July 2013. (Another appeal has recently … Read More
Fitness Center Will Take Over Historic Bethesda Post Office
The historic old Bethesda Post Office has a new tenant. Bridges Fitness & Yoga, from the brothers who founded Bethesda-based software firm Opnet, will move into the historic building that was built in 1938 and sold in 2012 to the Donohoe Companies. Donohoe Development Senior Vice President Jad Donohoe confirmed the fitness and yoga studio would be moving in. A website for … Read More
Historic Topeka post offices nominated to National Register
In January 2014, the Postal Service announced its intention to sell the historic post office in Topeka, Kansas. It's a controversial decision, not simply because the community doesn't want to lose a post office. The building housed the courtroom where the Brown v. Board of Education case challinging school segregation was heard in 1951. The City of Topeka received word this … Read More
Postal Services moves forward on sale of historic Plant City post office
In late January 2015, the Postal Service discontinued the post office in Plant City, Florida. As reported in this previous post, it was the first discontinuance in over 16 months. The community had until Feb. 27 to file an appeal with the Postal Regulatory Commission, but no one did so, and now the Postal Service is reviewing the property for … Read More