Special Delivery: Lexington Post Office to Survive as USPS Reviews Branches for Closure
The US Postal Service yesterday announced it will consider closing thousands of branches.
In a move designed to streamline operations and save money, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will review more than 3,600 branches nationwide to decide which ones to close. The Lexington Post Office is not on the list of branches under review that the USPS released today, but several branches in surrounding communities landed on the list, including: A spokeswoman for the USPS in St. Louis told Patch the study covers retail (branches) only, and stressed that delivery is not under review. “Customers have shown us that they no longer need a brick-and-mortar post office,” Valerie Hughes, USPS spokeswoman, said. She pointed to the USPS’s automated postal centers, mobile apps and online services and as well as retailers that sell postage…
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