Letter to Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General of US Postal Service - Urge to Keep Open Utica Processing Plant

Letter

Dear Postmaster General:

I hope this letter finds you well. I understand the U.S. Postal Service is currently conducting a consolidation study of the Utica Processing Plant, located at 100 Pitcher Street. I write today to urge you not to close this facility. I've reviewed facts, figures, and the opinions of postal workers and elected officials representing the area. The information provided to me has showcased a genuine need to keep the Pitcher Street Processing Facility open.

In 2006 and 2009, a similar study found the Pitcher Street facility to be one of the most efficient plants in the northeast. In fact, the Utica processing facility ranks in the top ten of the over two-hundred plants in the nation.

Losing the Utica Processing Plant would lower USPS productivity and create a regional bottleneck that would negatively affect the market share of the USPS in this region. Furthermore, a closure would reroute mail service to surrounding areas, decreasing lead time and detouring consumers and businesses alike that expect service to remain efficient.

As USPS continues its consolidation study, I sincerely hope that you consider the plant's current productivity, its 150 person workforce, and the negative impact this closure would have on the USPS.

Again, I urge you to keep this building open and continue the vital services that aid everyone here in Central New York. The Pitcher Street location has proven time and time again to be a necessary and integral part of Utica's continued economic recovery and success.

Sincerely,
Charles E. Schumer
United States Senator

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