Knoxville mail processing, distribution center won't close, Anderson County mayor told

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Officials with the U.S. Postal Service have said the mail processing and distribution center in Knoxville will not be closed as a result of its Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR).

The MPFR “will not result in the closure of the studied facilities or in any career employee layoffs,” according to a letter from the USPS to federal legislators.

U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann received a letter from the U.S. Postal Service that says the mail distribution and processing center in Knoxville will not be closed. Fleischmann represents Tennessee's Third District, which includes Oak Ridge and Anderson County.
U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann received a letter from the U.S. Postal Service that says the mail distribution and processing center in Knoxville will not be closed. Fleischmann represents Tennessee's Third District, which includes Oak Ridge and Anderson County.

The Anderson County Commission recently voted to ask County Mayor Terry Frank to reach out to federal lawmakers about the county’s concerns surrounding earlier reported changes at the Weisgarber mail distribution facility in West Knoxville.

The office of U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann, R-Third District, responded last week to Frank’s letter that was sent on behalf of the Anderson County Commission, according to a county news release. The congressman’s office indicated that officials there also had concerns about the U.S. Postal Service’s MPFR and they had been in contact with the postal service.

The response from Fleischmann’s office included an electronic copy of a five-page letter from the USPS to Fleischmann, Congressman Tim Burchett, R-Second District, and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, R-First District. All represent Tennessee in Congress.

This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Anderson County mayor: Knoxville mail processing center won't close