The U.S. Postal Service didn’t conduct required impact studies on how service would be affected by closing Tucson’s Cherrybell processing center and others across the country.
It’s the Postal Service’s own inspector general who said closing 82 facilities around the U.S. could cause service delays and ultimately hurt the USPS brand.
Processing of incoming mail at the Cherrybell facility is slated to move to Phoenix next April. More than 200 jobs will be affected in the move. It’s also expected to delay delivery of first class mail to Tucson by a day.
This is part of a nationwide effort to cut costs.
In a report, the office of the inspector general wrote that the service didn’t study how service would be affected, or adequately inform the public of its plans.
Sarah Ninivaggi, a public relations representative with the Postal Service, said the closures will go ahead, but impact studies – including one on Cherrybell – will be conducted starting in January.
She said her organization disagrees with the inspector general’s finding that it didn’t comply with requirements to inform the public of its plans.
Expect Mail Delays After Closure of Tucson Postal Service Processing Center
Cherrybell Post Office processing center to close in April
Supervisors threaten employees with disciplinary action for delaying the mail. Has the PMG lied about what the closure of processing facilities would do to the delivery standards? Check. Has he lied to the American people and congress about the financial situation the postal service is facing? Check. He needs to be held accountable for being unable to take the worlds largest delivery network and not being able to capitalize on it. President Obama you need to replace him before he does anymore harm to the American citizen.
The revenue lost as a result of further degrading of the network will dwarf any cost savings and Donablow and the clowns in L’Enfant Plaza know it.
I believe the closing of Cherrybell will have a big impact on our service of mail delivery. Please consider your plans of doing so.