Announces Post Office Replacement Model of “Village Post Office” concept WASHINGTON — As more customers choose to conduct their postal business online, on their smart phones and at their favorite shopping destinations, the need for the U.S. Postal Service to maintain its nearly 32,000 retail offices — the largest retail network in the country — […]
Joined with Local Community in Opposing USPS Proposed Closure July 22, 2011 CHARLOTTE HALL, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) today announced that the United State Postal Service (USPS) has notified him it has decided against closing the Charlotte Hall Post Office. “I am pleased that the U.S. Postal Service has decided against closing […]
National League Of Postmasters On Wednesday July 20th the LEAGUE along with the other Management Organizations met with Postal Headquarters regarding a discontinuance plan being rolled out to review about 3600 offices for closure. Of this 3600, 700-800 are stations and the remaining offices are independent Post Offices. Thursday July 21st the plan was rolled […]
NAPUS released the following information: Yesterday, Postal Headquarters officials notified NAPUS leaders that the Postal Service would file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission to study nearly 2,800 post offices for possible discontinuance. The service review list is expected to contain approximately 2,800 post offices and 700 stations. Postmasters will be […]
The National League Of Postmasters : The Postal Service has published in the Federal Register its Final Rule, 39 CFR Part 2411; the Final Rule takes effect immediately. Temporarily, the Postal Service has excluded from its Final Rule the portions it believes are subject to consultation under 39 U.S.C. §1004(b) and (d).
Postal Service Statement:Publication of Final Rule on Retail Discontinuance Actions The Postal Service will publish a final rule in tomorrow’s Federal Register that revises the procedures for discontinuance of Postal Service-operated retail outlets. These regulations enhance transparency and public participation, increase the efficiency of the discontinuance process, and ensure sound business judgment in decisions for […]
Editorial from the Cape May County Herald Postal Service Did Disservice to Patrons Consider the action that the U.S. Postal Service took last week against the faithful patrons of the Goshen (N.J. 08218) Post Office. It is not Cape May County’s largest post office, nor is it the tiniest, but the people there have, for […]
Senate Post Office Closing Amendment and House Financial Services Appropriations Bill This week, Sen. John McCain filed an amendment to S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, which would have made it easier for the Postal Service to close Post Offices. Senate Amendment 488 was filed and printed in the Congressional […]
Congressman Urges USPS to Consider Other Cost-Cutting Alternatives June 22, 2011 Washington – U.S. Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott on Wednesday issued the followed the statement after the U.S. Postal Service announced it would be closing three post offices in Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District: Boles and Parks in Scott County and Ozan in Hempstead County.
Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe wrote: During service performance consultations earlier this year, you discussed the internal Postal Service schedule for improving the process of reviewing retail facilities to evaluate whether closing them was appropriate. You explained that new procedures would be developed and then applied […]