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Major changes coming for Ashland Post Office

Steve HutkinsOctober 28, 2023News

The Daily Independent: The Ashland Post Office will essentially move to Huntington in February 2024, possibly causing delays in mail delivery.

Jason Haywood, President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) of Ashland, said the switch will affect all 35 routes that cover the city.

“We were officially notified a couple weeks ago of the switch. I don’t agree with it, but there is really nothing we can do about it,” Haywood said. “We are supposed to have a meeting with our regional NALC people soon.

“They are supposed to be meeting with the Huntington people this week.”

Drivers for the Ashland Post Office will now have to drive to Huntington to pick up their truck and mail to deliver to people in Ashland. Haywood said a lot of older carriers at the office don’t want to make the drive.

“Carriers would be required daily to drive to Huntington, prepare their mail and drive back to Ashland to carry their routes and then drive back to Huntington at the end of the day only to then drive back home to Ashland,” he said.

“Some carriers have been looking for work elsewhere,” he added. “… Usually I can be at work in five minutes; now it’s going to be 30-35 minutes and we are not getting really any compensation for it.”

Haywood said there are still a lot of questions unanswered and that he hopes to get more information to tell people coming into the office in Ashland asking about the planned switch.
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STAGES IN DISCONTINUANCE PROCESS
1   Request/approval to study for discontinuance
2   Notice (if appropriate) to Headquarters of suspension Organizations Notify
3   Notice (if appropriate) to customers/district personnel of suspension
4   Highway map with community highlighted
5   Inspection Service/local law enforcement vandalism reports
6   Form 4920, Post Office Fact Sheet
7 NEPA Worksheet
8 Financial Workbook
9 Recommendation and Service Replacement Type
10 PM Letter Instructions Cover letter, questionnaire, and enclosures
11   Community meeting roster
12   Community meeting letter (Need to set before questionnaire if not held before)
13   Proposal checklist
14   District notification to Government Affairs
15   Instructions to postmaster/OIC to post proposal
16   Invitation for comments exhibit
17   Proposal exhibit
18   Comment form exhibit
19   Instructions for postmaster/OIC to remove proposal
20 Postal Service response letters to returned customer questionnaires
21   Analysis of questionnaires
22   Community meeting analysis
23   Round-date stamped proposals and invitations for comments from affected offices
24 Notification of taking proposal and comments under internal consideration
25 Postal Service response letters to returned Proposal comments
26   Proposal Analysis of comments
27   Petition and Postal Service response letter (if appropriate)
28   Congressional inquiry and Postal Service response letter (if appropriate)
29   Log of Post Office discontinuance actions
30   Final determination from HEADQUARTERS (Review the Final Determination prior to sending for Hq approval)

STAGES IN DISCONTINUANCE PROCESS
1   Request/approval to study for discontinuance
2   Notice (if appropriate) to Headquarters of suspension Organizations Notify
3   Notice (if appropriate) to customers/district personnel of suspension
4   Highway map with community highlighted
5   Inspection Service/local law enforcement vandalism reports
6   Form 4920, Post Office Fact Sheet
7 NEPA Worksheet
8 Financial Workbook
9 Recommendation and Service Replacement Type
10 PM Letter Instructions Cover letter, questionnaire, and enclosures
11   Community meeting roster
12   Community meeting letter (Need to set before questionnaire if not held before)
13   Proposal checklist
14   District notification to Government Affairs
15   Instructions to postmaster/OIC to post proposal
16   Invitation for comments exhibit
17   Proposal exhibit
18   Comment form exhibit
19   Instructions for postmaster/OIC to remove proposal
20 Postal Service response letters to returned customer questionnaires
21   Analysis of questionnaires
22   Community meeting analysis
23   Round-date stamped proposals and invitations for comments from affected offices
24 Notification of taking proposal and comments under internal consideration
25 Postal Service response letters to returned Proposal comments
26   Proposal Analysis of comments
27   Petition and Postal Service response letter (if appropriate)
28   Congressional inquiry and Postal Service response letter (if appropriate)
29   Log of Post Office discontinuance actions
30   Final determination from HEADQUARTERS (Review the Final Determination prior to sending for Hq approval)

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