Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today applauded the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to postpone closing its post offices and mail processing facilities, including the facility in Everett. Larsen called on the Postmaster General to keep the Everett Area Mail Processing Facility open in a letter last month. The Postal Service announced yesterday that it would delay closure of all facilities until May in response to Congressional requests.

“The Postal Service’s decision to postpone closure of the Everett Area Mail Processing Facility is great news for the dedicated employees at this facility and means that residents across Northwest Washington will maintain their speedy first class mail delivery,” Larsen said. “When I visited this facility in November it was clear to me that the services it provides are vital to residents across Northwest Washington, and that the Postal Service had not adequately accounted for the costs to the community if the facility closed.”