Picket In Front of Trotwood Post Office Saturday

The grassroots group ‘Save The Trotwood Post Office’ will hold an informational picket in front of the post office on Saturday August 27th from 9:30-10:30am. The group will be raising awareness within the community about the possibility of closing the Trotwood Post Office.

The USPS recently announced a list of 3,700 post offices being considered for closure. Trotwood is one of 6 area post offices included in that list. Post office officials are expected to select as many as 2,000 locations to be closed sometime this fall.

Information will be distributed to let residents know how they can help in the fight to save the office from closing. The demonstration coincides with the launch of a petition drive by the city to collect signatures to be delivered to the post office and elected officials in Washington DC. Copies of the petition will be available during the picket. Beginning next week residents desiring to sign the petition will be able to do so at many area businesses.

The group welcomes anyone wanting to join in. Participants may start gathering at 9am in the vacant parking lot at the corner of Main St and Beardsley. Do not park on Beardsley or in the Post Office parking lot so customers will not be impeded. Picketers should be careful not to block the drive entrances to the Post Office for the same reason. Signs will be available. Information will be distributed about the closing study with addresses to mail comments.

Save The Trotwood Post Office spokesman Bruce Kettelle said, “We just want to keep the Trotwood Post Office Open.”

For more information contact Bruce Kettelle at 837-6401.