Letter to Mr. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General & Chief Executive Officer, United States Postal Service

Letter

July 14, 2011

Mr. Patrick R. Donahoe
Postmaster General &
Chief Executive Officer
United States Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Room 10022
Washington, DC 20260-0010

Dear Postmaster General Donahoe,

We are writing to request a meeting with you to discuss the many still unanswered questions and requests that have been raised by us and our constituents regarding the Postal Service's decision to move the operations of the Processing and Distribution Facility in Sioux City, Iowa to the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Processing and Distribution Center.

Nearly a month ago, on June 20th, we wrote to you to communicate our concerns with how the Sioux City AMP decision was reached and the limited information from and interaction with the Postal Service that the community members and leaders were given. We also asked that you provide the community with the opportunity to review the AMP data and provide input about that data before any additional action was taken with regard to closing the Sioux City Processing and Distribution Facility, and we asked that Postal Service officials meet with the City of Sioux City to discuss possible alternatives to closing Sioux City's facility and that a new decision be made, taking full account of the community's input. We have not received any response to this request, and so we ask that you meet with us to discuss these issues in person.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Steve King
United States Representatives

Chuck Grassley
United States Senator

Tom Harkin
United States Senator

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