Postal Service sets community meetings on closing Netherwood, Muhlenberg branches

Notices from USPS, dated 10/25/2011, in the Muhlenberg Station lobby.

 

Community meetings on closing Plainfield's Netherwood and Muhlenberg postal stations are being arranged by Michael Diegnan, operations manager for the United States Postal Service. I learned of the proposed meetings late on Wednesday evening. The possibility of local closures was raised this past summer; you can read my earlier post on the matter here.

The meeting on the Muhlenberg Station closure is set for Monday, November 21 at 5:30 PM at the main post office on Watchung Avenue, according to the notice posted in the lobby of the station.

Muhlenberg is only one proposed closure; Netherwood and North Plainfield are also targeted.

Given the fact that the community meeting on closing the North Plainfield branch was already held last week -- without any fanfare or press -- my guess is that the Netherwood and Muhlenberg meetings will be conducted separately.

A separate notice invites written comments to be submitted between October 25 (the date the notice was evidently posted) to December 26.

I will be visiting the Netherwood Station today and will post an update as more information becomes available.

Meanwhile, ponder what this means for yourself as a postal customer and for the community.

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