Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced the initial findings of its Mail Processing Facility Review of the North Platte Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). The report recommends transitioning the North Platte P&DC into a Local Processing Center and transferring some processing and distribution functions to Denver.
“I am disappointed and deeply concerned that USPS is moving forward with plans to downgrade the North Platte Post Office.
“Transferring some operations to Denver risks cutting jobs and increasing delivery delays for Nebraskans. It is also especially difficult to understand how sending intra-Nebraska mail out of state would improve efficiency.
“The best decisions impacting our communities are made by the people who live and work there, not government bureaucrats.
“I will continue to fight against this misguided decision. I strongly encourage North Platte citizens to make their views and voices heard on this important topic,” said Senator Fischer.
On Jan. 10, USPS published a notice that it was conducting a Mail Processing Facility Review of its processing operations at the North Platte P&DC.
On March 11, USPS announced its initial results of the facility review, including plans to transfer some mail processing operations to the Denver P&DC in Colorado.
Currently, the North Platte facility processes and distributes all mail in Nebraska west of the city of Cozad to the Wyoming border, north to the South Dakota border, and into portions of northern Kansas.
USPS announced it would hold a public meeting to share the initial results of the study and allow members of the community to provide additional feedback.
The meeting will be held Thursday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Sandhills Convention Center, 2102 S Jeffers St, North Platte, NE 69101.
USPS will share the initial results of the Mail Processing Facility Review and allow members of the community to provide additional oral feedback and perspectives on the initial findings. A summary of the Mail Processing Facility Review will be posted on about.usps.com at least one week prior to public input meeting.
Members of the local community may submit written comments at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/mpfr-north-platte-ne through April 12. The public’s input will be considered prior to a final decision.
