Lakeville post office is on list of sites that U.S. Postal Service might close

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville post office is on a list of facilities that might be closed by the United States Postal Service. Maureen Marion, a public information official based in Syracuse, N.Y., said in a phone interview Friday, March 25, that Lakeville’s is one of a dozen Connecticut post offices under consideration.“Clearly the Postal Service is in the news, we’re certainly evolving,” said Marion. “It’s incumbent on us to look at different ways to cut costs” — including fewer administrative personnel, five-day delivery and post office closings.Marion said that in the next couple of weeks residents in the 06039 ZIP code will receive a survey. If residents feel strongly about their post office, they need to fill out the survey and return it promptly. There will be an informational meeting at Town Hall April 21, 6:30 p.m., and residents can chime in then as well.Marion said that in other cases postal patrons have kept their post office box numbers and the name of their town, even when the mail handling is switched to another location. In other situations box holders have switched over to carrier service.But nothing is going to happen right away. This is the federal government, after all.“There is no target, no bulls-eye on it,” Marion said. “Nothing’s been decided yet.”

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