Officials to Discuss Possible Post Office Closures

Officials plan to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss possible post office closures in Ames.

Ames Tribune staff writer Laura Millsaps reports that the U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the main post office, 525 Kellogg Ave.

Ames post office locations on Welch Avenue and in the Iowa State University Memorial Union were on a list released in July of 178 post offices in Iowa and 3,700 nationally being considered for closure, the Tribune reported.

Declining mail volume contributed to a $3.1 billion net loss during the third quarter of its fiscal year, the Tribune reported citing a budget update from the U.S. Postal Service.

Do you use Post Office locations on Welch Avenue or in the Iowa State University Memorial Union? What do you think about closing them?

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