P~ POSTAL UNITEDSERVICE STATES Flint, MI
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Downtown Station
Thank you very much for attending this presentation of the Postal Services project for the retail services for the Flint, Ml Downtown Station which were previously provided at 601 S. Saginaw Street. Please retain this handout because it contains important information about the project and the process for community input. —
What is this meeting about? The United States Postal Service plans to re-establish the retail services currently being provided on an emergency basis in the parking lot area located at the corner of Saginaw and Kearsey Streets through the use and availability of the Postal Service mobile unit and neighborhood collection boxes for the post office box holders. The Postal Service is considering retail locations in the immediate downtown area; which include but are not limited to the following locations: • • • • •
600 601 400 126 111
S. Saginaw Street S. Saginaw Street S. Saginaw Street W. Kearsley Street E. Court Street
Why does the Postal Service need to relocate the Post Office? The Postal Service was unable to renew our lease agreement at the previous location and the lease was terminated as of 07/31/2015. What is the new location for the Post Office? The Postal Service has not made a decision on the new location but is considering the locations identified above. In undertaking this project, the Postal Service will complete a process set out in its regulation (39 CFR 241.4) for soliciting and considering input from the community and local officials. What will be discussed at this meeting? The Postal Service will: • Outline the proposal to meet the Postal Service operational need; • Invite questions from the community; and • Solicit written input on the proposal. How do provide inDut? All input from the community and officials should be sent to this address: Maria J. Larsen-Williams, Real Estate Specialist United States Postal Service Facilities Implementation Team 500 E. Fullerton Avenue Carol Stream, IL 60199-7000
Flint, Ml
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Downtown Station Page 2
What is the deadline for giving input? The Postal Service will consider all written comments received at the above address within 30 days following this public meeting, Wednesday, September 23, 2015. What happens next? After the 30-day period, the Postal Service will consider the comments and appeals received that identify reasons why the Postal Service’s tentative decision and proposal is, or is not, the optimal solution for the identified need. Following that consideration, the Postal Service will make a final decision to proceed with, modify, or cancel the proposal. The Postal Service then will inform local officials in writing of its final decision, send an initial news release announcing the final decision to local news media and post a copy of the information in the public lobby of the Post Office. The Postal Service then will implement the final decision. What happens if the Postal Service decides to go to a different location? If the Postal Service decides to use a site or area that it did not identify at the public meeting, then our regulation generally requires the Postal Service to return to the public meeting stage of the process to make a new presentation regarding the new site or area.
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. ***
