The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it is considering closing approximately 3,700 post offices nationwide in the next year, including the one located at The Rock.
The postal service is facing an $8.3 billion deficit and has also proposed halting Saturday delivery of mail. The post offices on the closure list were selected based on the amount of business generated and the hours the facility is open as well as it’s proximity to other available post offices.
Mail volume nationwide has dropped 20% in the last 5 years and the postal service now has 170,000 more employees than it needs to deliver mail. There are currently more than 32,000 post offices, more than all the Wal Marts, McDonald’s and Starbucks combined.
No date has been set and since the postal service is not supported by tax dollars, no approval by congress is needed to implement the changes other than the five day delivery schedule.
USPS will create Village Post Offices that are privately operated and offer stamps and limited other mail services in areas that are not located near larger facilities.
There are a total of 45 Georgia post offices on the list, click HERE to see the list.
No comments:
Post a Comment