Category Archives: Downtown issues

Save Our Post Office continues to Steam Forward

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, we received the news that we had all been dreading.  The United States Postal Service announced their intention to abandon the historic downtown post office and relocate and consolidate services on south Highway 3.

The 60-day period for public comment has begun.  The clock is literally ticking.  As “Downtown” Councilors Nakasian and Buckheit said, “Grab your pens, boys; they’re threatening our post office”. Continue reading Save Our Post Office continues to Steam Forward

NDDC Board Letter to USPS on the Downtown Post Office

March 30, 2011

Anthony Williams, Regional District Manager
Northland District
United States Postal Service
100 First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401-9990

Dear Mr. Williams:

The board of directors of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) strongly urges the Postal Service to drop from consideration its proposed relocation of Northfield’s Post Office to the Carrier Annex located in an industrial zone in the city’s far southwest corner.  Closing the downtown post office would not be in the best interest of Northfield or the Postal Service.  Continue reading NDDC Board Letter to USPS on the Downtown Post Office

Save the Post Office Task Force’s Letter to the USPS

March 28, 2011

Anthony Williams, Regional District Manager
Northland District
United States Postal Service
100 1st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401-9990

Dear Mr. Williams,

We are writing to respond to your recent letter to Mayor Mary Rossing in which you state that you are considering a consolidation of USPS operations in Northfield, Minnesota to the USPS “Carrier Annex,” two miles south of our downtown.  In our view, the proposed consolidation does not make economic sense for the USPS and is not in the interest of the Northfield community. Continue reading Save the Post Office Task Force’s Letter to the USPS

Strongly, Courteously, Oppose the Closing of the Downtown Post Office

As most of you are aware, there has been much discussion about the proposed closing of the historic post office in downtown Northfield by the United States Postal Service (USPS).  The NDDC is determined to oppose this closing.

The issue was discussed at the March 16th NDDC Design and Planning Committee meeting. City Administrator Tim Madigan is a regular participant and the “Downtown Councilors”, Betsey Buckheit and Suzie Nakasian, were also present. The initial outlines of a strategy were developed. Continue reading Strongly, Courteously, Oppose the Closing of the Downtown Post Office