Postal Service Consolidation Meeting Tonight

Mail in Bradenton and Sarasota could be sent to Ft. Myers for processing if a U.S. Postal Service consolidation plan is approved, and residents have an opportunity tonight to voice their opinions on the potential move.
The U.S. Postal Service will host a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Manasota Processing & Distribution Center, 850 Tellevast Road, to the Ft. Myers center located 92 miles south of the current plant. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sahib Shrine Auditorium, 600 North Beneva Road in Sarasota.
The Postal Service said that the combination of less mail being sent, more use of electronic messaging and other economic factors, it believes that a consolidation is needed. About $8.5 million could be saved annually if the move was made, according to the

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