Sorry folks, post office is closed; sign up front shoulda told ya

By John Beaudoin – January 8, 2016 I feel like John Candy should be dressed in his Wally World security shirt greeting people at 210 SW Market St. these days.  That way, we would know, firsthand, that, indeed, the downtown Lee’s Summit post office is closing soon. Of course, the sign posted doesn’t necessarily say…

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City of Pembroke Pines sells old post office, makes $5.7M profit

The massive postal distribution center here, which once processed tens of thousands of letters and parcels daily, will undergo a major transformation — and provide a healthy boost to city coffers. Last October the city bought the 27-acre site at the corner of Dykes Road and Pines Boulevard for $17.8 million. Tuesday, officials announced it…

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USPS ASM Revision: Community Contact

Effective December 10, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual (ASM), section 518.2, to update policies and procedures for Community Contact. Exhibit 518.232, Community Contact Letter, will also be deleted in its entirety. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) * * * * * 5 Facilities and Equipment * * * * * 51…

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Rep. Richmond and Mayor Landrieu fight planned shutdown of New Orleans mail processing facility

By Bruce Alpert – May 14, 2015 WASHINGTON — Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, is lashing out at the U.S. Postal Service for what he calls “illogical” and unsubstantiated justification for the planned shuttering of a mail processing facility on Loyola Avenue in New Orleans and giving the work to an existing facility in Baton…

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Video: City of North Platte, Nebraska Appeals Post Office Relocation

It’s the US Post Office versus the City of North Platte. By Amy Kauffman – April 10, 2015 Post Office officials want to consolidate the two post office locations in North Platte to one. The location of choice is in the Industrial Park. And now the City of North Platte decided to appeal March’s final…

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Downtown Lee’s Summit, MO post office might close – USPS to hold meeting Jan. 28 at City Hall

By Russ Pulley – January 21, 2015 The United States Postal Service might close its downtown Lee’s Summit office, moving the retail operation and post-office boxes to an existing facility about a mile away. David Rupert, a spokesman for the Postal Service, said officials are in early stages of talking about the step, which would…

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Video: Group works to keep Pocatello’s mail processing center open

(January 8, 2015) POCATELLO, Idaho — Right now Pocatello leaders and community members are working on a plan to save Pocatello’s mail processing plant.  KPVI News 6 spoke to members of the group trying to save the plant Wednesday as they were working out their ideas. Wednesday’s meeting focused on rallying support in Washington D.C….

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