USPS proposes to move operations from Four Kansas Mail Processing Centers

Postal Service in Kansas to Hold Public Meetings on proposal to move mail processing operations from Hays, Colby,  Hutchinson and Independence Customer Service Mail Processing Centers (CSMPC)  

HAYS, KS — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Hays Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) into the Salina, KS, Customer Service Mail Processing Center.

The meeting will take place at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, May 11 at the Hays High School Lecture Hall, located at 2300 E. 13th St., in Hays.

With the deep decline in mail volume due to current economic conditions and continuing electronic diversion, the Postal Service has an excess of employees and equipment in some mail processing operations. A study was begun last month at the Hays CSMPC to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved.

Initial study results support consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Hays CSMPC by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Salina CSMPC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

Business Case:The initial analysis indicates net local savings of $40,000. Hays, KS is one of two studies being investigated for possible consolidation of operations into Salina, KS. Initial indications are that the combined total of savings associated with these consolidations may exceed $139,000 per year.

Public comments must be postmarked by May 26, 2011.

 Postal Service to Hold Public Meeting on Colby Mail Processing Study

COLBY, KS — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Colby Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) into the Salina, KS, Customer Service Mail Processing Center.

The meeting will take place at 6 p.m., on Monday, May 9, at the Colby Community College Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, located at 1255 S Range Ave., in Colby.

 A study was begun last month at the Colby CSMPC to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved.

Initial study results support consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Colby CSMPC by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Salina CSMPC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

Business case: The initial analysis indicates net local savings of $99,000. Colby, KS is one of two studies being investigated for possible consolidation of operations into Salina, KS. Initial indications are that the combined total of savings associated with these consolidations may exceed $139,000 per year.

Public comments must be postmarked by May 24, 2011.

Postal Service to Hold Public Meeting on Hutchinson Mail Processing Study

HUTCHINSON, KS — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Hutchinson Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) into the Wichita, KS, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m., on Thursday, May 5, at the First United Methodist Church, located at 101 E 1st St., in Hutchinson.

A study was begun last month at the Hutchinson CSMPC to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved.

Initial study results support consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Hutchinson CSMPC by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Wichita P&DC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

Public comments must be postmarked by May 20, 2011.

Postal Service to Hold Public Meeting on Independence Mail Processing Study

INDEPENDENCE, KS — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Independence Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) into the Wichita, KS, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, May 4, at the Independence Community College West Campus, located at 2615 W. Main St., in Independence.

A study was begun last month at the Independence CSMPC to determine the feasibility of consolidating redundant operations to see if any efficiencies and cost savings would be achieved.

Initial study results support consolidating some mail processing operations that are currently being performed at the Independence CSMPC by taking advantage of available processing capacity at the Wichita P&DC in order to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

Public comments must be postmarked by May 19, 2011.

While no final decision has 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 and presentation materials will be made available on usps.com one week before the meeting date.

Anyone who wishes to submit comments in writing can send them to:

Consumer Affairs Manager     
PO Box 199504
Omaha NE  68119-9504

7 thoughts on “USPS proposes to move operations from Four Kansas Mail Processing Centers

  1. Talk going around about eliminating Mail Processing in Lincoln Nebraska (which handles 683 – 685 mail), We would process that mail in omaha. I can see maybe getting the outgoing mail done, but since much of that is local anyway, I can’t see being able to get all their collection mail to the plant in Omaha, running that mail once on the outgoing range and then twice more in a DPS mode and getting delivered the next morning. Distance is one problem, and I didn’t even think about the price of gas in this equation. The real problem in Omaha is, we don’t have the facility space to add machines to run this mail, and we barely have enough machines to run our own next day delivery mail for 680, 681, 515 and 516 zones. In plant support will go nuts trying to figure out how to get this done, but they will probably be told to just do it. Think this is the end of next day delivery, bottom line.

  2. USPS is 25 years too late for consolidating, RIF’s, closures, etc. At 23 million dollars a day of deficit operations, it,s hopeless. Get ready for delayed payroll checks.

  3. Seems there should be a name change from postal service to just
    postal operations because the decisions being made are not giving
    employees the opportunity to provide “service” to our customers.

    Several closures, consoldations, etc. have recently been done in the
    Chicago area. An invoice was mailed to me from “601” on April 16th—
    I received it on April 26th in “628”. This should take no more than two days.
    Where was this piece of mail all that time?

  4. Nothing has been mentioned about how close these facilities are to another. Not to mention how many DBCS machines and flat sorters does each facility have. Or how many employees this will affect. Let’s hear some details, not just $$$ signs. Many times things are done without a COMPLETE examination of everything and everyone it would affect. Like the 1st thing that comes to mind. IF you combine some of these plants, how much more gas will be used to transport these further distances each day to take the mail to each office etc. I’m noticing gas prices going up which will mean more trucks going further than what they are now. So does it really make a lot of sense to uproot hard working employees to not really save any money in the long run?

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