CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The United States Postal Service held a public meeting on Thursday trying to get feedback about an ongoing review of their Corpus Christi plant.
It is to determine if they will move outgoing mail operations from the Corpus Christi plant to their San Antonio plant. A decision has not been made yet, and USPS is seeking public comment through March 1 which they said will factor into what happens next.
USPS officials said some reasons they want to move outgoing mail to San Antonio is to improve service and reduce costs. Members of the community voiced their concerns at the meeting about why this move should be stopped.
"My concerns about that are twofold, that it's going to remove jobs, good-paying union jobs from Corpus Christi up to San Antonio," Corpus Christi At-Large Councilman Jim Klein said. "But, also, that it could, very strongly, have a strong chance of delaying mail."
Klein attended Thursday's meeting as a resident. He said he intends to bring his concerns to Corpus Christi City Council and encouraged everyone to also contact other city officials.
He explained the public doesn't trust promises that moving outgoing mail operations from Corpus Christi to San Antonio will not negatively affect mail delivery.
"One gentleman indicated this has happened numerous times, dozens of times elsewhere around the country and it's always had a negative impact on the delivery of mail, delayed the delivery of mail," Klein said.
USPS letter carrier Juan Munoz also attended the meeting. He is the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers and said he knows some people might have to move to San Antonio if the changes happen. He said he hopes state legislation can be moved forward to stop it from happening.
"I'm glad the public came out, put in their two cents, and then just keep spreading the word, because we're not done fighting and the public really does actually have a say so and we have a venue to stop this," Munoz said.
USPS addressed the concerns about service if outgoing mail operations are moved to San Antonio. Kim Calderon, executive plant manager for the USPS San Antonio Processing and Distribution Center, said there will be no layoffs if this happens, and three jobs could move from Corpus Christi to San Antonio.
"We'll be able to maintain service, if not improve it, by consolidating the outgoing volumes and being able to streamline those outgoing volumes," Calderon said.
Calderon said the next step is for USPS to take feedback from the next 15 days so they understand all concerns and make sure they are addressed.
She said a decision will come after the March 1 window for public comment ends.
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