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Press Release: Public Meeting for Proposed Relocation of Berkeley Post Office to Be Held on Thursday at 11 a.m.
A public meeting will be held to explain the proposal and hear comments on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) proposal to sell and relocate the Berkeley Main Post Office, 2000 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704. The public meeting will be held Thursday, September 13, 2012, 11:00 a.m., at the City Hall chambers, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley CA.
The USPS is proposing the relocation of the Berkeley Main Post Office retail and Post Office Box service to a yet-to-be-determined location, as close to the current site as possible. If the move is approved, the ZIP Code will remain the same and our goal is to retain all PO Box numbers.
Plans include moving letter carrier delivery operations to the nearby Berkeley delivery unit. The move of delivery operations will be transparent to customers and will not affect mail delivery to Berkeley businesses and residents.
The reason behind this proposal is the need to realign USPS infrastructure due to a 20-percent drop in total mail volume over the past few years, which has been caused by a combination of economic conditions and the diversion to electronic communication and business transactions.
The Postal Service finds itself in a very serious financial situation and is facing possible insolvency. Every opportunity to reduce expenses and generate revenue is being considered in order to maintain universal service to our customers. If the relocation is approved, USPS anticipates selling the Berkeley Main Post Office building and leasing a smaller facility for retail services.
Written comments are also being accepted until September 28, 2012. Please submit written comments to:
Diana Alvarado Pacific Facilities Service Office U.S. Postal Service 1300 Evans Ave. Ste. 200 San Francisco CA 94188-8200 # # # A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 35th in the 2011 Fortune 500. In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service was ranked number one in overall service performance, out of the top 20 wealthiest nations in the world, Oxford Strategic Consulting. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for six years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute. Follow the Postal Service on Twitter @USPS_PR and at Facebook.com/usps
