USPS OIG Report: Facility Conditions, Delayed Mail, and Staffing Levels in Albuquerque, NM

Objective The OIG received two congressional requests. One request came from former U.S. House of Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham and another from Senator Tom Udall on September 5 and September 19, 2018, respectively. Their requests asked the OIG to assess allegations of unsafe facility conditions, delayed and unprocessed mail, and understaffing at post office (PO)…

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NM senators plead, ‘Wait Mr. Postman’

Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have asked Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe to reconsider plans to limit operations at some New Mexico post offices. Under a proposal to cut costs, the Postal Service is considering reducing hours, delivering mail via rural carriers or highway contract routes, and merging offices. An earlier…

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Congressmen: Downtown Santa Fe post office will stay put

Despite earlier plans to move the city’s main post office from its downtown location, the U.S. Postal Service has decided the office on Federal Place will stay where it is, members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced Friday. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján said they welcome the news…

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