USPS Schedules Community Meeting About Del Ray Post Office

The United States Postal Service is holding a meeting on Wednesday to discuss community concerns surrounding the potential closure of the Mt. Vernon Avenue post office.

The meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at .

In July, the in a “right-sizing” effort. USPS said the need for that many locations has diminished as customers conduct their postal business online or elsewhere.

U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) to the chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission in September urging that the office located at 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.”