WICHITA FALLS, TX — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Wichita Falls, TX Mail Processing Annex (MPA) into Fort Worth, TX Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Dec.8, at 7 p.m., at the Midwestern State University Comanche Suite Banquet Room, located in the Clark Student Center, 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308. A summary of the proposal and presentation materials will be made available to the public on usps.com prior to the meeting.

With the deep decline in mail volume due to current economic conditions, the Postal Service has an excess of employees and equipment in some mail processing operations. A study was begun on Sept. 17 at the Wichita Falls MPA to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved.

Initial study results support consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Wichita Falls MPA by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Fort Worth P&DC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

While no final decision has been reached, Postal Service managers will give an overview of the reasons for the proposal and its possible outcomes, and will listen to community input and concerns. A summary of the proposal, a meeting agenda and presentation materials will be made available on usps.com.

Anyone who wishes to submit comments in writing can send them to:

Consumer Affairs Manager
USPS Fort Worth District
4600 Mark IV Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76161-9631

Public comments will be accepted through Dec. 23, 2010.

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