Posts Safety concerns close Prague, MN Post Office, for second time this year

Safety concerns close Prague, MN Post Office, for second time this year

SteveOctober 14, 2019Blog

New Prague Times: For the second time this year, the New Prague Post Office has been temporarily closed due to safety concerns with the building.

The US Postal Service issued a press release late on Thursday, Oct. 10, stating that all operations would be moved to the Belle Plaine Post Office, located at 233 N. Meridian Street. New Prague Postal customers can retrieve their PO Box mail and notice left items from the Belle Plaine Post Office with photo ID. The Belle Plaine post office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.

Kristy Anderson, Strategic Communication Specialist with the US Postal Service in Minneapolis, said mail and packages that were in the facility at the time of the closure may incur a slight delay.
Anderson said there were concerns with building deterioration and the decision was made to close the facility, have some testing done and make sure the building is safe before the post office reopens.

“We are hoping to complete that over the weekend,” she said. Read more.

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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