New postal plant could speed up service for USPS
The U.S. Postal Service could alleviate problems with mail service in New Mexico by building a new postal plant on land it owns in Albuquerque. So says the American Postal Workers Union.
The Postal Service has been unable to keep up with growth in the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho areas — much less in the rest of the state — in the past few years.
Eugene Gabaldon is a spokesman for the union. He says a new plant on the 43 acres of Postal Service land in Albuquerque’s south valley could go a long way in fixing those problems.
U.S. Representative Tom Udall and U.S. Senator Pete Domenici say the proposal is worth considering, but a Postal Service spokesman — Paul Basile — says the existing Albuquerque plant can manage mail processing operations now and in the future.
