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On Monday, November 14, 2011, the Lansing City Council passed a
resolution in opposition to the closure of the Collins Road Center. This resolution will be transmitted to the appropriate offices of the
USPS and Lansing's federal representatives. You can help in this
process too by sending letters to those listed at the bottom of this
blog.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is now considering a
proposal to close the Lansing Processing and Distribution Center located
on Collins Road in the City of Lansing and move the Lansing area’s
mail processing services to Grand Rapids; and
WHEREAS, the proposal would result in the loss of hundreds of good
–paying jobs in the Lansing area at a time when too many local
families are already suffering from job losses and home foreclosures in
the most challenging economy since the Great Depression; and
WHEREAS, this proposal would also result in significant and
unacceptable degradation of mail delivery services throughout the
Lansing region, which would negatively impact both residential and
business customers of the USPS; and
WHEREAR, the first-class mail delivery could be delayed, which would
have negative and potentially dangerous consequences for the individuals
who receive critical medications through the mail, as well as costly
delays for businesses and their customers who rely on prompt mail
delivery for their services; and WHEREAS, the Area Mail Processing (AMP) feasibility study completed by
the USPS does not take account of the actual costs of transporting the
Lansing region’s mail back and forth to Grand Rapids, the negative
economic consequences for Lansing area postal workers and their
families, or the costs to local residents and businesses due to mail
delivery delays;
WHEREAS, the United States Congress is currently considering bipartisan
legislation that would address the long-term financial challenges faced
by the USPS and eliminate the need to consolidate mail processing
services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council hereby
strongly opposes the proposed closure of the USPS Lansing Processing
Distribution Center and moving the Lansing region’s mail processing
services to Grand Rapids; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council urges the United
States Congress and President Barack Obama to pass and sign into law
bipartisan legislation that places the USPS on the road to long-term
financial stability and eliminates the need to take such drastic
measures to consolidate mail processing and distribution facilities;
and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the appropriate offices of the USPS and to Lansing’s federal
representatives: Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carol Levin; and
Congressman Mike Rogers.
Public comment letters are very important part of this process and
letters should be directed to:
Manager of Consumer and Industry Contact
Greater Michigan District
PO Box 999631
Grand Rapids MI 49599-9631
It will also be helpful to send letters to the members of our
congressional delegation:
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator
133 Hart SOB
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Carl Levin
United States Senator
269 Hart SOB
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Mike Rogers
United States Representative
133 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
