Category Archives: Save the PO

Colorado Senators Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms

UNITED STATES SENATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2011 CONTACT:  Tara Trujillo – 202-224-4334 Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms Washington – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are urging Senate…

More Postal Service inaccuracies challenged

So you have the same info I do, if you want, download the pdf of the Proposal to close the Ward Post Office, and the pdf of the budget information. Based on the info in those two docs (and one other letter that’s quoted in my response), I wrote the following letter. To Whom It…

National Survey Affirms Public Support of Post Offices

A new national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) concluded that the vast majority of Americans continue to oppose post office closings. In addition, the polling data substantiates NAPUS’ arguments before the Postal Regulatory Commission against the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), relating to the American public’s use of post offices. The…

What YOU can do

If you use the Ward Post Office, EVER, you need to write to the Postal Service department that’s coordinating closures. There are comment forms in the Ward Post Office on the bulletin board, along with partially addressed (I didn’t want them to look like they all came from me) stamped envelopes. Then call your Colorado…

Bennet: USPS ‘Time-Out’ Provides More Time to Evaluate Effects of Potential Post Office Closures? Maybe yes, probably no.

U.S. SENATOR MICHAEL BENNET Member: Agriculture, HELP, Banking and Aging Committees CONTACT: Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Laura Brandon – 202-573-5350 Bennet: USPS ‘Time-Out’ Provides More Time to Evaluate Effects of Potential Post Office Closures Announcement Comes on Heels of Several Bennet Efforts to Ensure USPS Reform Recognizes Impact on Rural Communities Washington, DC –Colorado U.S….

The KGNU interview – Citizens committee to Save the Ward Post Office

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KGNU Interview

Moratorium on Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) Implementations and Post Office Discontinuances Announced

From NAPUS.org truly good news. However this is respite, not victory. Please continue to contact your elected representatives about Senate Bill SB 1719 and related house bills. Also continue to fill out the comment forms and send them to Marcela Rivera in Denver, at USPS 7500 E. 53rd Pl. Denver, CO 80202. Moratorium on Delivery…

Post Office closing process a sham

At this point, without immediate and direct pressure on the US Postmaster General it is clear to me that the Ward Post Office will be closed. It is also clear that the USPS Closing Process has been a sham, that the USPS has ignored their own regulations, that there is NEVER a consideration of community…

Colorado’s Senators Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms

UNITED STATES SENATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2011 CONTACT:  Tara Trujillo – 202-224-4334 Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms Washington – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are urging Senate…

 Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is questioning the post master general’s attempt to reach out to the public regarding the closure of Missouri post office locations. She’s questioning whether  local hearings were being held in good faith. McCaskill says she hasn’t heard back from the U.S. Postmaster about whether or not testimony from public hearings has…

Village Post Offices are no golden solution (Reuters)

(Reuters) – The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service has determined that its plan to replace money-losing offices with retailers contracted to offer basic services will not work in many rural communities. The world’s largest mail carrier hoped the plan, announced in July as part of a series of cost-cutting moves to combat recent losses, would…

Recap of Post Office closing Town meeting

Thank you all for the wonderful support at the meeting with the US Postal Service on Tuesday, Sept 6 at the Ward Union Congregational Church.  It was a dark,cold, rainy Ward mountain evening and we especially thank all the attendees from out of town who traveled long distances come to our meeting. Thank you Nederland…

The Post Office fight moves to a new level

They released the proposal (it’s on display at the post office) to close our post office, however there are numerous grounds on which to contest it. I’ll be posting more info soon. There are comment forms available at the post office. Please call Udall, Bennet, and Polis and insist that they prevail on the PO…

Save the Historic Ward Post Office

Thank you all for the wonderful support at the meeting with the US Postal Service on Tuesday, Sept 6 at the Ward Union Congregational Church.  It was a dark,cold, rainy Ward mountain evening and we especially thank all the attendees from out of town who traveled long distances come to our meeting. Thank you Nederland…