Moran Urges Regulatory Chairman to Spare Del Ray Post Office

With the , U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) sent a letter to the chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission last week urging that the office located at . should remain open.

In the letter sent to Ruth Goldway dated Sept. 16, Moran argued the “theoretical savings generated by closing the facility do not justify the costs to the community that would result from a closure.”

“The office is an important pillar of the tight-knit, livable, walkable community that the residents of Del Ray have built,” Moran wrote. “This is a growing community and the construction of large-scale residential developments at Potomac Yard will only increase the need for the Mt. Vernon Avenue facility. It also provides critical services to a number area small businesses and entrepreneurs.”

Moran closed the letter urging Goldway “to fully consider the impacts on the local community.”

The United States Postal Service announced in July that the Potomac office was one of approximately 3,700 around the country under consideration for potential closure in an attempt to “right-size” operations.

The post office located in the Virginia Theological Seminary is the only other Alexandria location under review.

Shortly after the announcement from USPS, .

“Call me a New Deal liberal, but I like the postal service because it keeps our community together,” Moran said in a meeting with the Del Ray Business Association on Monday.