Sourcehttps://www.al.com
The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that the Akron Post Office will permanently close Oct. 31 due to non-renewal of the lease, days after U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, demanded the facility reopen following its abrupt shutdown.
The announcement came after USPS closed the post office at 197 First Avenue South on Oct. 14, 16 days earlier than the Oct. 30 date the agency had announced to residents, according to Sewell.
Operations will move to the Moundville Post Office beginning Nov. 1, according to a news release from USPS.
In the interim, a mobile retail unit has been placed at the Akron location.
Sourcehttps://www.al.com
I am surprised, and pleased, that the Akron post office will reopen with a new 5-year lease.
Although…does it really need to be a 6-hour per day post office?
Good luck to Rep. Sewell in getting a response.
Akron has a population of 225 people (based on the 2020 census). The monthly rent on the lease was more than revenue. I can’t believe it was still operating as a 6-hour per day (2 hours on Saturdays) post office.