Public Hearing Planned For Oak Creek U.S. Postal Service Project

OAK CREEK, WI — Residents in Oak Creek who are concerned about a proposed U.S. Postal Service mail processing and distribution center will have the chance to voice their views during a public hearing later this month.

At issue are plans to construct a new 935,000 square foot U.S. Postal Service mail processing and distribution center on a currently-vacant 61.8-acre parcel of land along the 2200 block of E. College Ave. The parcel is just north of Chapel Hills Park and is on the southwest corner of the intersection of E. College Ave. and S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Oak Creek.

The U.S. Postal Service has applied to the Department of Natural
Resources for a permit for wetland fill or disturbance near Mitchell Field Drainage Ditch.

The final proposed annex and distribution center facilities would encompass 935,000 square feet, and will have associated parking, roads, truck courts, and storm water management areas. The department previously issued a wetland permit for a similar USPS development on the parcel in 2009, but the project never materialized, and that permit has since expired.

The proposed project would result in 0.38 acres of emergent marsh wetland disturbance. Officials say another 1.45 acres of wetlands located in the project area were determined to be exempt from state wetland regulations.

State officials say the Department has already made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit or contract for the proposed development.

The public hearing is scheduled for:

Date and Time: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at 6 p.m.
Location: Oak Creek Public Library -Multi-Purpose Room.
Address: 8040 S. 6th street, Oak Creek, WI 53154

Officials say the hearing will be a public informational hearing where members of the public can learn more about the proposed activity and submit written or oral comments about the project.