The hot topic at the North Platte City Council meeting Tuesday evening was the potential consolidation of postal services in North Platte.

Citing the loss of nearly $5 billion last fiscal year, and a forecast of bigger losses, the United States Postal Service (USPS), is considering closing its downtown location at 300 East 3rd Street, and relocating all retail services to the postal facility at 1302 Industrial Road, the current mail processing center.  USPS Regional Spokesman, Brian Sperry, told The Post in an email that the Industrial Road location has excess space and could accommodate the relocation.  He added that, “business as usual is not an option.”

“It’s important to note that this is a proposal, and subject to public input, ” Sperry said.

Sperry said the USPS is encouraging the public to make comment and give input on the potential change.

According to Sperry, public input can be submitted for 15 days, from last night’s meeting, adding that the USPS will not make an initial decision for at least 15 days.

He said a final decision will be made no earlier than 30 days after the initial decision.

Because the building on Industrial Road doesn’t have a retail unit, Sperry said one would be built into the current building.  He said the move would allow the USPS to save money, and continue to serve the community.

“Our commitment to customer service remains a top priority,” Sperry said.  “We will continue to provide the dependable service our customers need.”

Public comments can be sent to:

Vice President of Facilities
C/O Implementation Team
7500 East 53rd Place, Room 1108
Denver, CO 80266