A Plea To The Postmaster General

(The following letter to United States Postmaster General John E. Potter has been received for publication.)

Dear Postmaster General Potter:

I think it is important that you read this letter, because a small bit of America is being taken away from us.

When I say “us,” I refer to the eight generations who have been using the Hawleyville Post Office, in Hawleyville, Conn., for the past 149 years!

Our post office is to be torn down, the three employees to be “reassigned,” and we understand that a replacement building is yet to be determined.

There is just not enough paper to express how we all feel about the three people (Mark, Laura, and Richie), who run the post office, but they could be an example to every post office in our nation.

Mr Potter, in our great nation, they say that freedom of expression can make a change. I can only hope that fellow citizens will “take up the cry,” and that You, as head of the USPS, will consider doing something about his. Don’t close Hawleyville Post Office; Do give them temporary quarters, until an adequate facility can be built or found.

I can only hope that this letter will be reprinted in our local papers, and that others will join me in stopping this from happening. I hope that the will of the people will help influence your decision in this matter.

Your comments will be appreciated.

Respectfully submitted,

Philip Edelstein

110 Logging Trail Road, Danbury                                                                   September 17, 2007

(Editor’s Note: The USPS has not yet decided whether to close the Hawleyville Post Office, either temporarily or permanently.)