PETALUMA, CA ― The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced today that, in a continuing effort to improve productivity and increase efficiency, it will begin an Area Mail Processing (AMP) feasibility study at the North Bay Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) located at 1150 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94999.
An AMP study involves a review of mail processing and transportation operations of a Postal Service facility. The purpose of this study is to see if some mail processing operations at the North Bay P&DC can be consolidated into the Oakland P&DC, located at 1657 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94615.
The Postal Service is confronting one of the most difficult challenges in its history. Since 2007 mail volume declined by more than 35 billion pieces. This year the USPS projected a net loss of over $7 billion.
The USPS has to realign its processing and delivery network to match its resources with its workload. There is an excess of equipment, staff and facilities to process a declining volume of mail. Consolidating some postal operations only makes logical business sense given the economic realities.
If the feasibility study supports the business case for changing some mail processing operations, a public meeting will be held to allow members of the community to ask questions and to provide feedback. All comments will be considered in any decision.
The public may also submit written comments to:
Manager, Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 7834
San Francisco, CA 94120-7834
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