From the Passyunk Post:
By Taylor Farnsworth
on August 4, 2016
The Grays Ferry post office is
considering downsizing.
The Postal Service is beginning the
process of planning a relocation from the current facility at 2900 Grays Ferry Ave., to a
smaller location just across the street in the Grays Ferry Shopping Center at 3005 Grays Ferry Ave.
A letter posted at the post office
states:
"The Postal Service is considering
relocation because the current facility is larger than our operational needs
and the current space cannot be economically downsized. The Postal Service is
facing the most critical period in its history. Despite significant cost
reductions, the Postal Service continues to experience a net loss as mail
volume continues to decline because of increased electronic communication. As a
self-supporting government establishment that receives no tax dollars for its
operating expenses, the Postal Service must rely on the sale of postage,
products and services to generate revenue. In the face of unsustainable
deficits, the Postal Service must seek ways to cut costs, increase revenue and
use its physical facilities as efficiently as possible.
The “relocation project” will
consist of preparing the new location for use as a post office and then
transitioning the retail services to the new location. The Postal Service would
continue retail services in the current Post Office until the new post office
is up and running."
This is just the beginning phase of
the post office’s plans for relocation. In addition to this potential move, the shopping center could also be
seeing a new grocery in the near future.
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