$2.5 Million to be Saved With Post Office Closure, Study Finds

A new study has found that closing the North McDowell mail processing facility will save the U.S. Postal Service an estimated $2.5 million a year, according to an article in the Press Democrat.

The Petaluma facility is one of 250 locations around the country that have been marked for closure in light of falling revenues due to less mail, including mail advertising, that have forced the system to close processing facilities and cut thousands of positions.

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“We are forced to face a new reality today,” said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe in a statement. “With the dramatic decline in mail volume and the resulting excess capacity, maintaining a vast national infrastructure is no longer realistic.”

If the North McDowell facility is closed, a letter mailed within Petaluma would be transported to Oakland, where it would be processed and trucked back. Some 220 local workers would also be transferred to other post offices within a 50-mile radius, eliminating next day service.

A community meeting to discuss the impending closure has been scheduled for Wedns. Nov. 16 at 6pm at the Lucchesi Community Center.

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