Arcade postal branch downtown Nashville could close down
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Uh oh! Andy’s on the case. Tune in Monday at 5 p.m.
JUNE 18TH.
Dear Postal Customer:
Like many businesses, the current economy has had a profound effect on the United States Postal Service. Due to the dramatic loss of mail volume and revenue, we are reviewing all our postal operations for opportunities to streamline our processes and reduce our operating costs. Your feedback is valuable as we consider possible changes. Any formal proposals to change our Postal Operations will move forward only if the current level of service to you can be maintained.
We are currently reviewing the retail window and post office box operations as well as the postal carrier operations serving customers in zip codes 37201, 37219, 37238. These postal operations are being reviewed to determine the feasibility of possible relocation.
We are considering relocating these operation to Broadway Station which is located at 901 Broadway .6 (six tenths) of a mile from Arcade Station which currently provides your service.
If this relocation occurs, there would be no changes to Post Office Box Customers mailing addresses. All mail delivery to your street address would be virtually the same with possibly a few slight differences in time of delivery due to the new starting point. Retail window service would be available at Broadway Station with no change.
If you would like an opportunity to discuss this matter or any alternative with us, the US postal representatives will be at the Nashville Public Library Auditorium on Monday June 29th 2009 6pm to 7pm to answer questions and provide information about service and this review.
The public auditorium is located at 615 Church Street Nashville.
If you have any questions you may contact the post office review coordinator at 872 - 5711
Sincerely,
Dave Vale
Postmaster Nashville Tennessee
Having worked two blocks from the Arcade Post Office and used it a few times I can tell you I always thought it was too small and in a bad location. I don’t know that consolidating it with the Broadway PO is the answer. I do believe it should be closed. Is it convenient? Yes. Does it make economic sense to have it there? Thats up to the Post Office to decide. With the price of postage rising every year we need to do everything to make the Post Office more productive.
Watching thats messed up about the post office ///// my comment is this , if they would stop using the tax payers money to produce all these cute , serious , or whatever , the speciality stamps and just stick to the old plain jane one that might someday reach its destionation wed fare alot better and they wouldnt be in the fix they are today . Really if you look close as all the prices rise the Service ?????? we get is getting worse . Nowonder people do emails today , at least they can be fairly certain their letters will get there !!!! And they call this progress . Thanks for letting me vent . Toni P
I think the Post Office makes money off those specialty stamps because they aren’t “cashed ” in. But that is certainly something to examine.