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Save Our Post Office continues to Steam Forward

Friday, April 8th, 2011

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, we received the news that we had all been dreading.  The United States Postal Service announced their intention to abandon the historic downtown post office and relocate and consolidate services on south Highway 3.

The 60-day period for public comment has begun.  The clock is literally ticking.  As “Downtown” Councilors Nakasian and Buckheit said, “Grab your pens, boys; they’re threatening our post office”. (more…)

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NDDC Board Letter to USPS on the Downtown Post Office

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

March 30, 2011

Anthony Williams, Regional District Manager
Northland District
United States Postal Service
100 First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401-9990

Dear Mr. Williams:

The board of directors of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) strongly urges the Postal Service to drop from consideration its proposed relocation of Northfield’s Post Office to the Carrier Annex located in an industrial zone in the city’s far southwest corner.  Closing the downtown post office would not be in the best interest of Northfield or the Postal Service.  (more…)

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Special Downtown Forum to Save Our Post Office

Friday, April 1st, 2011

The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) will hold a special Downtown Forum on the threatened closing of the historic downtown post office.  The Forum is Tuesday, April 5th, 8 a.m., in the Riverview Conference Room (lower level) of the historic Archer House River Inn, 212 Division Street. (more…)

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NDDC Assists in Flood Preparations

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

With the immediate threat of a possible post office closing in recent days, it’s hard to remember that a week or so ago the biggest concern downtown was the rising river.  We’re not out of the woods (or, more accurately, the waters) yet, and the NDDC has been pitching in on the preparations. (more…)

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Save the Post Office Task Force’s Letter to the USPS

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

March 28, 2011

Anthony Williams, Regional District Manager
Northland District
United States Postal Service
100 1st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401-9990

Dear Mr. Williams,

We are writing to respond to your recent letter to Mayor Mary Rossing in which you state that you are considering a consolidation of USPS operations in Northfield, Minnesota to the USPS “Carrier Annex,” two miles south of our downtown.  In our view, the proposed consolidation does not make economic sense for the USPS and is not in the interest of the Northfield community. (more…)

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