Post Office says it will close Florence distribution center
The U.S. Postal Service says it has decided to move all mail processing operations from its Florence Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) to the Columbia Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). Once the transfer is completed, the mail processing operation of Florence P&DF will cease. The agency said there will be no change to its remaining services in Florence.
The Postal Service's Florence Processing & Distribution Facility (Courtesy: USPS)
The Postal Service says it has experienced a 25 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006. “The decision to consolidate mail processing facilities recognizes the urgent need to reduce the size of the national mail processing network to eliminate costly underutilized infrastructure,” said Chief Operating Officer Megan Brennan said in a statement. “Consolidating operations is necessary if the Postal Service is to remain viable to provide mail service to the nation.”
Specific dates have not been set for the transition. In December, the Postal Service agreed to impose a moratorium on closing or consolidating post offices and mail processing facilities until at least May 15, 2012, to give Congress and the Obama Administration the opportunity to enact an alternative plan.
This delay was designed to allow Congress sufficient time to enact comprehensive postal legislation. Until a specific date has been announced, residential and business mailers will continue to be served through the current facilities.
