Can we keep Post Office downtown?

Mayor D.C. Reeves is trying to find a solution to keep the post office downtown.

“I had a call with our local postmaster about the downtown post office this past Thursday,” he said at this morning’s presser. “We are going to reach out to the real estate folks at USPS that are in charge of these types of relocations and to let them know really that we’re willing to be helpful.”

The mayor said the USPS indicated that the move to East Hill doesn’t have to be permanent.

“They’ve been in (South Palafox Street) location so long, they might have different needs, and I want to understand what those are, making sure that we can be as helpful as possible moving forward,” Reeves said.

“We aren’t the landlord; we aren’t the postal service. There’s no clear direct line between the city’s responsibility in this, but I’m going to reach out to the postal service and see if there’s any way for us to be helpful to make sure that we still have a downtown location – that I really believe is a great value and a great amenity for especially our downtown businesses that frequent there quite often.”

Post Office is set to relocate to its East Hill branch in November.