Postal Service reverses decision to close a post office in Salem Township

Following outcry from residents and community leaders, the U.S. Postal Service has decided not to close a postal facility in Salem Township — at least for now.

Residents learned in early August that the office — one of more than 2,000 “contract postal units” in the U.S. run by private contractors — would be closing on Oct. 15. That meant some residents would have to get their mail from the U.S. post office in Northville, which would require them to make a 14-mile round-trip drive — versus the 5-minute walk that they were used to.

USPS announced the reversal Thursday, nearly a month after Bridge Michigan reported that the contract postal unit would be closing and six weeks after U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D- Ann Arbor, who represents Salem Township, fired off a letter to Northville postmaster Dayton Descant, saying Salem Township residents had shared “serious concerns” about the impact of the closure.


“It is critical for Salem Township residents to have convenient, accessible mailbox locations,” Dingell wrote. “The Salem Post office provides essential mail and package delivery services to neighborhoods across Salem Township, and it is critical that residents continue to access these services with as little disruption as possible.”



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