Mail processing will not move anywhere for now, and that means at least some temporary good news.
A letter issued by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Wednesday indicates any plans to consolidate mail processing distribution centers are being put on hold until at least after the beginning of next year.
Congressmen, including the 17th District’s Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) claimed that would mean slower mail delivery, when the service wasn’t meeting goals for on-time delivery as it was.
“…Any action that would put local jobs at risk or diminish customer service is unacceptable,” said Sorensen, in a news release.
A postal facility in Milan would have been impacted with mail processed there moving to Des Moines, and a facility in Peoria with mail there instead going to the south Chicago suburbs.
Sorensen says the Milan center is essential, and that he will continue to work to protect the jobs there.
A statement from Peoria Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap), jointly issued with Sorensen there, as both Congressmen represent that area, said much the same.
“…We will continue to work to protect Peoria and downstate Illinois jobs and ensure smooth operation of mail services in Peoria and Central Illinois,” said Sorensen and LaHood’s joint statement.
Sorensen and LaHood issued a joint letter earlier this year urging the proposed changes be reconsidered.
