The post office moved to its current location on Landis Street on March 29, 1965. The process of finding a new site began last fall, according to Postmaster Steve Allen. It is obsolete. It's not large enough. When Allen started working at the Sylva Post Office 16 years ago, there were three rural routes.
Today there are six.
Boxes are not a problem at the current location because nearby post offices, such as Dillsboro and Webster, provide boxes. However, those offices to not offer rural delivery, he said. Meanwhile, Dillsboro town officials have contacted their legislators due to the delay in their new post office. In a written response, Sen. Jesse Helms informed Mayor Wade Wilson that he would stay on top of the issue. Sen. John Edwards wrote Wilson that he, too, was looking into the matter.