Mayor Leppert Has "Grave Concerns" About USPS's Proposal to Move Operations to Coppell
By Robert Wilonsky in It's Gettin' All Political Up in This Piece
Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 2:00PM
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dallasm says:
It makes no sense to me for them to move the PO. They just completed major renovations a year ago.
Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 2:15PM
fitzgerald says:
Kinda like when team management emphatically says that the manager will not be fired? No surprise if the operation is moved to Coppell.
Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 2:25PM
dave Little says:
The city can't get the Cowboys, the Rangers, the USPS.
But we love our titty bars.
Church Lady says:
Mr. Leppert's watch is not positive
concerning retention of jobs.
-City of Dallas hundreds of jobs cuts
-Civilian employees cut from the
police dept(which will cause police
officers to fill in)
-no endorsement or "atta boy" for
the Inland Port(jobs for the southern
sector)
-The post office possibly locating
to Coppell loss of jobs and
severe hardships for those who use
the post office after 6:00pm and
week-ends
Dallas needs visionary and caring
leadership in the mayor's office.
If I have overlooked Mr. Leppert's
accomplishments for Dallas and
her citizens,please make me aware.
The Warner says:
The mayor isn't worried about the post office leaving...he's thinking about the Trinity River Project...(the underlying reason of the PO leaving) The land was leased by the PO for all these years...and now the owner is selling it...all the USPS had to do was buy it....but the citizens sold it out during the election...so clear it out and bring on the redevelopment...the concern is just "Politics" as usual.
Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 10:54PM
Doug in DFW says:
Maybe Bobby Ewing will show up soon. The Mayor That Saved Dallas show is going horribly wrong unless... he's a mole determined to take down the city from the inside. Considering retiring current Leppert nickname and going with Anti-MacGyver.
Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 10:55PM
Alan Johnson says:
No surprise here. Dallas is being dismembered to appease fort worth, they use regional co-operation as an excuse. Look back at the DMN 1960 - 1965 articles by lynn landrum. the north texas commission, north texas council of governments, kay bailey hutchinson and many other politico's do fort worth civic leaders bidding beginning with forcing dallas to shut Love so they can "share" our successes back in 1965. we were never meant to get the DALLAS Cowboys stadium. its all about fort worth. Whatever and whoever gave into fort worth 30 years ago to co-market with them sold us out. This is one of many businesses, organizations, and events moved west so dallas cannot claim them anymore. We must share with fort worth and give them equal billing now.
Posted On: Saturday, Jul. 18 2009 @ 7:16AM
Joyce Foreman says:
Where are the elected officials? We need USPS or an elected official to call a community meeting to discuss what all of the losses for Dallas would be if the sorting of mail would be moved from the facility on Interstate 30. If the main functions are moved, do you believe that USPS would operate out of this facility? It would not be cost effective to do so.
It is my understanding that USPS is closing all of the Post Offices where they do not own the land and building. Will this be in your neighborhood?
I usually work late so I have to use the Main Post Office because the one in my neighborhood closes at 6:00 p.m. and you do not get a minute over that.
I understand effencies, but at what cost to large number of customers do you make such a move? I do not think that there are more customers in Coppell than in Dallas. I believe that the following aspects of our mail service will be affected;
a. Home and Business mail delivery in Dallas will be affected if this takes place.
b. There will be job loss of tenured employees that primarily live in Dallas.
c. Dallas will loose the postmark (8th largest city with no postmark). Mail will be postmarked from Coppell.
d. Dallas residents will loose the convenience of using a Post Office in the
evenings for stamps, money orders, shipping boxes and mailing letter.
Help me ask for a community meeting so that USPS can explain this move to Coppell to the Dallas residents and elected officials. Call your Dallas City Councilperson, State Senator, State Representative, US Representative and US Senator.
Pat says:
Questions:
Can the Coppell facility handle the increased volume of work, or will new facilities have to be built? How much will that cost? Where are they going to get the workers? Is this transfer just the first of several "stages" of closing? Where are the elected officials whose citizens will be most affected? Not a word from JWP, Carraway, EBJ, Tennell, R.West. Don't they care anymore? At one time Diane Ragsdale was the person to go to to get a job at the post office. No comments from her either. Have they all been bought off? It wouldn't be the first time. Does the city really want this property to develop or sell to someone for the Trinity boondoggle? So many questions, so few answers. The silence is deafening.
Posted On: Saturday, Jul. 18 2009 @ 3:04PM
The Warner says:
The answers to some of the above questions...No they don't care...Yes the council knows...They made the plans for the election and the blueprint on how the land is to be used FOR THE TRINITY RIVER PROJECT...So to go and call them is really useless...They'll just holla enough like our sorry ass unions to keep the votes and make it look as if your dues and taxes are at work...get ready to travel the 20 miles...which may eventually turn into 200 once you guys get settled and they start excessing again from the NTX and Dallas combined count...what I don't understand is why some of you have the years to leave but won't...GREED ...so just go ahead and reset your GPS.
Posted On: Saturday, Jul. 18 2009 @ 9:32PM
Larry Scalf says:
I agree with the Mayor's comments. The current location is central for just about anyone who either lives or works in Dallas, and particularly for those who work in downtown Dallas. USPS needs to get its act together and figure this out.
Posted On: Sunday, Jul. 19 2009 @ 9:19AM
tod says:
My understanding is that the North Texas
Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Coppell is already processing 60% of the region's mail and has been for at least 10 years. The reason Coppell was chosen so many years ago was its location relative to DFW Airport and inexpensive land price.
This comes down to costs. Every time the Post office raises their rates, the amount of mail sent and their revenue decrease as people and businesses find alternative (cheaper) methods. I'm not surprised that they are looking to consolidate processing to save costs.
What are the current mail loads of all the processing centers in North Texas?
Posted On: Monday, Jul. 20 2009 @ 10:50AM
FRED says:
Coppell is also in the river bottoms. But it's not nearly as convenient.
Posted On: Monday, Jul. 20 2009 @ 3:06PM
