USPS to Cease 3 Virginia Mail Processing Operations

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Updated: 1:40 PM Feb 23, 2012 USPS to Cease 3 Virginia Mail Processing Operations News Release The U.S. Postal Service plans to cease mail processing operations in Norfolk, Lynchburg and Roanoke and move the work to other facilities. Posted: 12:15 PM Feb 23, 2012 Email Address: news@newsplex.com

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February 23, 2012

As a result of studies begun five months ago, the Postal Service has made the decision to move all mail processing operations from the Norfolk Processing and Distribution Center to the Richmond Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston, Virginia.

The Lynchburg and Roanoke operations will be transferred to a facility in Greensboro, N.C.

Once the transfer is completed, the mail processing operation in Norfolk will cease. The Postal Service announced the changes Thursday.

“The decision to consolidate mail processing facilities recognizes the urgent need to reduce the size of the national mail processing network to eliminate costly underutilized infrastructure,” said Chief Operating Officer Megan Brennan. “Consolidating operations is necessary if the Postal Service is to remain viable to provide mail service to the nation.”

Specific dates have not been set for the transition. Until a specific date has been announced, residential and business mailers will continue to be served through the current facilities.

In December 2011, the Postal Service agreed to impose a moratorium on closing or consolidating post offices and mail processing facilities prior to May 15, 2012, to give Congress and the Administration the opportunity to enact an alternative plan.

Implementation of this consolidation is contingent upon the outcome of pending rulemaking for a proposal to revise existing service standards. This announcement is provided in advance so that appropriate planning and notification can be made in accordance with existing employee agreements.

A list of mail processing studies and their status is available online.

The Postal Service has experienced a 25 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006, and receives no tax dollars for its operations, relying instead on the sale of postage, postal products and services.

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Posted by: GHC Location: somewhere on Feb 24, 2012 at 02:37 PM

Another perfect case of the USPS shooting themsleves in the foot AGAIN!!! Let's see if we have less & less people using our services then we need to move it farther away so it takes that much longer for a letter to get from point A to point B.The thought process behind that is just plain stupid!!! Most people in mangement that work for the USPS these days have never been a carrier,clerk,or mail handler yet they that will tell you that they know more about your job then you ever will!!! All they know is what thier puter tells them!!! I hope everyone in these delivery areas are prepared for even slower mail delivery once the move takes place!!!!!

Posted by: G on Feb 23, 2012 at 09:36 PM

Meh. If 9.98 pounds of it weren't garbage anyway, I might be concerned.

Posted by: Liberalace Location: Scottsville on Feb 23, 2012 at 01:57 PM

No mail is "processed" at Chville; they closed that a couple of years ago. The plants they are closing are large sorting facilities like the one that existed on Airport Road. Other than more degradation in mail delivery, Chville is not impacted. The closure of Chville was the first in a wave of closures; now they are closing half of the remaining plants. Lynchburg and Roanoke are going to Greensboro NC. Across the nation, you have a proverbial "10 pounds in a 5 pound bag" scenario shaping up. R.I.P.: Marvin Runyan

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