Many people avoid using the place because there's no place to leave a car. The Postal Service promises to listen to residents before deciding if, and where, to build. Residents are asked to write to the current station at 235 Burke and tell officials what they think. They have until the middle of February to offer their views. Marshall Brooks, branch manager of the River Rouge post office, said citizen responses he's heard were overwhelmingly in favor of a new site.
Parking has been a constant problem at the current site, officials say.
Postal employees park next door on leased spots, and customers park wherever they can find a spot. We're at the max. City officials have a month to appeal the Postal Service decision to look for another site, which is unlikely. Officials already have thrown their support behind the proposed project. Mayor Greg Joseph would like to see a new office near Schaefer and Jefferson, one of the heaviest-travelled areas of the city.