Instead of accepting a change of address, the Franklin Springs Post Office is filing one.

Starting Saturday, January 26, the Clinton Post Office will serve approximately 60 customers from the Oneida County hamlet in a dedicated section of post office boxes for Franklin Springs customers.

Postal officials report that the Postal Service made a decision to relocate post office box and window services away from its site at 3658 Route 12B in Franklin Springs ahead of the expiration of the lease on the facility that comes at the end of this month.

Affected residents will continue to use their current Franklin Springs address, including ZIP Code.  Each box holder will be assigned a new key as part of their first visit to Clinton and are encouraged to bring identification for their first visit.

Weekday window hours at the Clinton Post Office, located at 40 College Street, are 8:30 am to 10 am and 11 am until 5 pm. Lobby hours for access the post office box section on weekdays are from 6:30 am to 5:45 pm.

Saturday hours in Clinton are 9 am to noon with lobby access to post office boxes from 6:30 am until 3:45 pm.

The Clinton Post Office offers bulk mail acceptance, duck stamps (in season), a lobby copier, passport and passport photo services in addition to postal services such as stamp sales, bulk mail acceptance, package services and money orders.

Postal customers will also find stamps available, at no added charge, at nearby locations such as Kinney Drugs, CVS, Byrne Dairy and Price Chopper.

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