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Downtown Milwaukee post office eviction case tossed out by judge

USPS moving forward with Oak Creek facility, but not as Milwaukee replacement

A U.S. magistrate judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to evict the U.S. Postal Service from its downtown Milwaukee location.

Separately, USPS is moving forward with plans for a 425,000-square-foot facility in Oak Creek. That project, however, is a replacement for the current USPS facility in Oak Creek, according to USPS spokesman Sean Hargadorn.

The lawsuit, brought by an affiliate of Chicago-based R2 Properties, the building’s owner, argued USPS had failed to properly maintain the facility, breaking the lease and warranting the eviction of the Postal Service.

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