Beginning Sept. 13, the USPS is suspending services at two post offices in Michigan and Maryland for different issues.
The USPS didn't go into much detail in its press release about why the Orchards Mall Post Office is being closed temporarily. The agency simply said that the suspension is taking place"due to safety conditions." WhenElizabeth NajduchBut this isn't the first time the Postal Service has had to close the Orchards Mall facility. In January of this year, the post officeof the building.
The Orchards Mall Post Office eventually reopened after the incident, but other reports indicate that the area has been declining for a while. The Orchards Mall only has —the post office and one other open business, WSJM reported in May. Its parking lots are also"empty and crumbling," and the building is now surrounded by thousands of nesting gulls, according to the news outlet.It's not just postal customers in Michigan who are going to be affected by upcoming closures, however. Another facility in Maryland is shutting its doors this week as well.
. The soon-to-be-shuttered post office is located in Baltimore County at 9200 Howard Avenue, according to the agency's release.
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