Area Mail Processing (AMP) proposal public meeting

What: Postal Service managers will give an overview and listen to community input regarding a proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Palatine P&DC into the Carol Stream P&DC.

Who: Robert Hart, Northern Illinois District Manager

When: September 22, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Where: Wojcik Conference Center
Harper College
1200 Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067

Background: The AMP proposal supports consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Palatine P&DC by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Carol Stream P&DC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity. While no decisions have been reached, Postal Service managers will give an overview of the reasons for the proposal and its possible outcomes, and will listen to community input and concerns. A summary of the proposal, the meeting agenda and presentation materials will be made available on usps.com.

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