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USPS to Hold Hearing on Closure of Local Processing Center
The USPS wants to move its mail processing center from Whitestone to Brooklyn.
The US Postal Service is seeking input on a plan to close their mail processing center in Whitestone.
The Queens, NY Processing and Distrubution Center would be closed, and consolidated with the Brooklyn, NY P&D Center.
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The measure will save the Postal Service $30,823,926, annually, according to an announcement sent out by the USPS.
It would result in 702 people losing their jobs, according to the same announcement.
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A public hearing is to be held at this coming Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30p.m., so locals can air their concerns or support for the measure. Patch will to cover it.
You can learn more about the Post Office's plans on their Web site.
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