The United States Postal Service has announced a public meeting to discuss the future of the Dakota Central Mail Processing Facility in Huron. The Postal Service is proposing to shutter Dakota Central move it’s operations to Sioux Falls. With the deep decline in mail volume due to current economic conditions and continuing electronic diversion, the Postal Service has an excess of employees and equipment in some mail processing operations. A study was begun on Sept. 15 at the Dakota Central Processing & Distribution Facility to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved. Initial study results support consolidating mail processing operations at Dakota Central by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Sioux Falls, SD, Processing & Distribution Facility in order to increase efficiency and productivity. While no final decision has been reached, Postal Service managers will give an overview of the reasons for the proposal and its possible outcomes, and will listen to community input and concerns. A summary of the proposal and presentation materials will be made available one week before the meeting date on the Internet. We have a link to that website with this story on OUR website at www.performance-radio.com. The meeting will be held on December 27th at 7 PM at the Huron Event Center.
- Meeting information can be found here: http://about.usps.com/streamlining-operations/area-mail-processing.htm.