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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

(Updated 7:55 am)

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One post office in Greensboro and another in High Point remain on the U.S. Postal Service's list for possible closure.

The Postal Service in September released a list of more than 400 post offices that could close. An updated list of about 170 post offices was released on Monday. The Postal Service stated in a news release that the list is not final and it is continuing its review to cut costs.

The Greensboro Plaza Station at 1852 Banking St. and the High Point Furnitureland office 913 W. Fairfield Road remain on the list.

One office in Winston-Salem at 200 Town Run Lane was on the earlier list but not this week's list. The complete list is online at http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/stationbranchop.pdf and includes locations in Raleigh and Charlotte.

The Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion at the conclusion of its 2009 fiscal year in October.

“To shore up its finances, the Postal Service is looking at every aspect of its business to economize," Steven J. Forte, senior vice president of operations, stated in a news release. "Reducing over-capacity in retail and delivery operations is a smart business move."

Accompanying Photos

Joseph Rodriguez (News & Record)

Photo Caption: The Plaza Station Post Office in Greensboro.

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bottechia

December 15, 2009 - 12:06 pm EST

I honestly did not no there was a post office on Banking St.
I have been going to the one off Battleground which is always so busy at lunch time.
I bet a lot of people dont know about this post office.

pragmatist

December 15, 2009 - 12:10 pm EST

That FedEx box right in front of the closing post office is ironic, don't you think?

whyus

December 15, 2009 - 1:19 pm EST

You mention FedEx. Might as well add UPS and other carriers than snail mail to the mix of competition that in no way will USPS ever come close to. If FedEx, UPS et als were not propped up by the government, they would fail. Time for USPS to be privatized. They cannot keep raising stamp prices while consumers and businesses move toward web/phone interactions and away from mail.

jstevenh1952

December 15, 2009 - 7:00 pm EST

Curious... How is the Government "proping up" FedEx and UPS?

newtogso

December 15, 2009 - 1:28 pm EST

The USPS is really employing a faulty strategy here. By closing the small, neighborhood post offices, it will force people to drive further to access the post office. The smaller, local offices should be the trend for the USPS rather than the location of large, oversized locations. The Murrow Road post office must be the most expensive place to run given that it is about 5 times larger than is needed. You could probably have 2-3 smaller PO's at the cost of that one large one that is difficult to get to and feels like an empty mall once inside. More Pembroke and Banking St post offices, less Murrow post offices. Otherwise, let private businesses get in the postal service game.

tuffi

December 15, 2009 - 3:13 pm EST

Whenever I go to the Banking St PO at lunch time, there is always a line of people, the parking lot is full, I don't understand this closure! I agree that the Murrow Rd PO would be a better closure.

ringo

December 15, 2009 - 10:24 pm EST

The Banking Street Post Office (Plaza) is a marvelous one and I hate the thought of it being closed. The window clerks are efficient and friendly.........not like some other locations where the line moves like molasses and the clerks are surly. It will be too bad to lose this gem of a post office, if it comes to that. We'll miss you, Danny, Ed, and Robin! How about closing the one out on Battleground near Lowes- where unpleasantness reigns!

bettejayne

December 16, 2009 - 5:21 am EST

If you check my comments when the list came out, I predicted most of the ones named would not close. This is about as little as they (feds) could leave on the list and still say they were cutting. Obamaunion administration wasn't going to let many p.o.'s close and put many people out of work. Union rules!