Most post offices targeted for closure are in GOP districts

The Hill ^ | August 7, 2011 | Christopher Goins

[maggief]

A large majority of post offices that have been targeted for closure are in Republican districts.

More than 2,500 of these post offices are in GOP districts while about 1,000 are in districts represented by Democrats, according to a review by The Hill. There were fewer than 100 stores where the district could not be determined because the zip code is represented by lawmakers in both parties.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has stressed that politics played no role in determining which sites to shutter, noting that it adhered to a strict methodology for choosing them. The USPS used a computer program to select the offices on a range of factors, including revenue and workload.

The closures would save about $200 million annually for the ailing USPS, which has urged the end of its Saturday service.

[Arrowhead1952]

Our mail is delivered from a post office 14.5 miles away based on our assigned ZIP code, while there are two different zip code post offices within 6.5 miles.

Our primary post office is actually a substation of a much larger office that is about 25 miles from our home. The area north of Austin had just over 5,000 people living there in the late 80s and early 90s. It now has over 35,000 and growing.

There is actually a PO that is closer that serves several zip codes. That office had to build a new facility to handle the growth. The had a small office in a strip mall, and now have one that sits on several acres.

BTW, welcome to FR!

[bgill]

I’ve been wondering the same thing about the foundation. Had moved the sprinkler closer to the back side of the house this AM for that reason. I normally don’t water the sides because one side is impossible to get to but I can certainly handwater the fourth side.

Have you started your fall transplants? When will you be putting them out? It’s so hot that I’ve been putting off starting them but time is ticking away to get in a fall garden. Noticed a neighbor is building a greenhouse.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Thanks for the info, I’m planning to stop by there in October and I’ll do just that!

[RedWhiteBlue]

Thanks for the info, I’m planning to stop by there in October and I’ll do just that! Does it get a Luckenbach postmark?

[Arrowhead1952]

I am trying to keep a few tomato plants alive for fall. I started some onion seeds the way my dad used to, so will see if they come up.

[TexasRedeye]

Don’t know about now. I haven’t been there for 7 - 8 years but they did then. I got one!