Postal Service officials announced Tuesday that some Lynchburg mail processing operations will be moved to Roanoke.
USPS Appalachian District Manager Robert A. Cavinder said in a statement Tuesday that the consolidation would make for “significant savings” for the post office. Officials have said previously that the consolidation could save the postal service about $1.6 million.
A Tuesday news release did not mention any layoffs, but said some employees may be reassigned to Roanoke’s Processing and Distribution Center, or to other vacant positions.
Cavinder stressed that delivery time would not suffer as a result of moving the processing to Roanoke.
Officials held a January public meeting discussing the consolidation of the Lynchburg and Roanoke processing and distribution centers. Cavinder said at that meeting that the Roanoke facility is equipped to handle all of Lynchburg’s mail, which includes mail from as far away as Amherst and Nelson counties and Danville and South Boston.
The Lynchburg facility is not equipped to handle all of Roanoke’s mail, he said.
The study for the consolidation began in September. The Postal Service has seen a 20 percent decline in mail volume since 2007.
“Consolidating operations and placing our people where we need them is necessary if the Postal Service is to remain viable to provide mail service to the nation,” Cavinder said.
In addition to keeping delivery times the same, officials said full retail services would be available at the Lynchburg post office, and the business mail entry unit would remain open.
Officials expect the consolidation to be completed by October 1.
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