Dayton’s Mid City post office spared from cuts

DAYTON— The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Dayton’s Mid City station is no longer on the list of 371 retail stations and branches under consideration for consolidation or closure in an effort to save money.

The announcement updates a review process begun earlier this summer that examined approximately 3,600 stations and branches in urban and suburban areas across the country. The review focuses on facilities in relatively close proximity to one another, to determine where consolidations might be feasible, while maintaining customer access to postal services.

The Mid City station had formerly operated out of the Federal Building at 200 W. Second St. In 2003, the office was moved to the former Elder-Beerman building in Dayton’s central business district.

Four other local offices are still under review: the Airway station, 4924 Airway Road; the Centerville station, 99 Maple St.; Station B, 10 N. Williams St.; and the Veterans Administration branch, 4100 W. Third St., according to a list released by the Cincinnati District of the U.S. Postal Service.

All are finance stations — stations where retail products are sold and customers can mail packages — but not stations where mail is sorted and distributed.

The Cincinnati district includes parts of northern Kentucky, parts of Indiana, Dayton, Cincinnati and Toledo. David Walton, a spokesman for the postal service, has said 20 branches in the district were deemed vulnerable. Dayton has 23 branches and stations.

“There is no end date for the review. This could go on for a long time,” Walton said.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2362 or josmith@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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