Well put Joel and thanks for the background / historical context.
Best,
Anne Thompson
Longfellow / Seward
Best,
Anne Thompson
Longfellow / Seward
On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 6:42 PM Joel Albers <<email obscured>> wrote:
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> Hi All,
>
> I just received this press release (see below)
> from US Postal Service contact, Nicole Hill,
> that our Minnehaha Station Post Office will be
> rebuilding at SAME location 3033 27th Avenue S,
> Mpls, MN, 55406.
>
> This is great news. Just yesterday I saw
> 2 surveyors at the Minnehaha Post Office
> taking land measurements. They said they were
> from a survey co. that won the subcontract for
> a bid, yet didnโt know the landowner doing the
> contracting. He said banks typically use such
> land survey measures to determine whether
> to close on a bank loan. This press release
> solves that mystery.
>
> One way we can follow rebuilding progress is to
> track city inspection permits of which there
> are none so far and which we can monitor.
>
> Also not discussed in the press release,
> it is very likely that the private owners, Ehlen
> Associates, Bloomington, MN will sell the land
> to the USPS, making it public.
>
> The previous Minnehaha Post Office was built
> in 1970 and served us well for 50 yrs. It is less
> known that the Minnehaha Post Office has stood
> on that land since 1927, albeit in the next
> land parcel over, where Glass Endeavors (built
> 1932) sits today.
>
> Can anyone verify that yet another version of
> Minnehaha Post Office in the 1950s & 60s was
> located on the land parcel just north of the 1970
> PO, in building where Migizi was housed (same
> Bldg as Gandhi Mahal,built 1922) ??? This long
> history of our Post Office on that corner is
> important, as is the entire โ27th and Lakeโ block,
> all of which should be on Mpls Preservation
> Heritage List.
>
> It seems the George Floyd Uprising, has brought
> awareness of the necessity for desegregating the
> entire Minn-Lake and Hi-Lake areas, and indeed,
> all of Minneapolis/St Paul. Growing more commons,
> cooperative, indy, and public gathering places
> like the Post Office and E. Lake public
> library just around the corner, can bridge our
> isolation and CREATE space for diverse peoples
> to connect and find our common humanity.
>
> The Post Office is only the beginning in
> determining what happens to the 30 remaining
> destroyed properties at Minnehaha-Lake,
> at least 10 of which are now empty lots. Our
> strength lies in the unity of our community
> (black, brown, indigenous, people of color,
> and white) to create this transformation.
>
> Joel Albers
>
> You have to act as if it were possible to radically
> transform the world. And you have to do it
> all the time.
> Angela Davis
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Hill, Nicole M - Minneapolis, MN" <<email obscured>>
> > Date: February 11, 2021 at 2:14:04 PM CST
> > To: Undisclosed recipients:;
> > Subject: USPS Makes Final Decision on the Location of South Minneapolisโ
> Minnehaha Post Office
> >
> > ๏ปฟ
> > Please see the attached press release regarding the Minnehaha Post
> Office. The Minnehaha Post Office will be rebuilt in the same location it
> has stood since 1970.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > February 11, 2021
> > Contact: Nicole Hill
> > Cell: (612) 554-6552
> > <email obscured>
> > usps.com/news
> >
> >
> > USPS Makes Final Decision on the Location of South Minneapolisโ
> Minnehaha Post Office
> >
> > MINNEAPOLIS, MN- The United States Postal Service (USPS) has made the
> decision to rebuild the Minnehaha Post Office in South Minneapolis in the
> same location, 3033 27th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, as it has been
> since 1970.
> >
> > While there is not a current construction timeline, all services will
> continue to operate out of the temporary facility located at 10 W. Lake
> Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408, until further notice. We thank all who have
> made it their mission to represent the community and those that provided
> written feedback while USPS navigated the options for the Minnehaha Post
> Office.
> >
> > When the project is completed, the Minnehaha Post Office will provide a
> full-service retail and house local mail delivery operations. Customers can
> expect to receive the same level of service from their own community as
> they have in the past.
> >
> > While the Postal Service is sensitive to the impact of this decision on
> its customers and the community, the Postal Service properly considered
> community input and this decision is consistent with Postal Service
> objectives. Postal Service operations are not supported by tax dollars. To
> be self-sustaining, the Postal Service must make decisions that ensure it
> provides adequate and affordable postal services in a manner that is as
> efficient and economical as possible.
> >
> > This is the final decision of the Postal Service with respect to this
> matter, and there is no right to further administrative or judicial review
> of this decision.
> >
> > The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and
> relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its
> operations.
> > # # #
> >
> > Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and
> other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at
> about.usps.com/news/welcome.htm. For reporters interested in speaking
> with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to
> about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. Follow
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> For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and
> usps.com/postalfacts.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Nicole Hill
> > Communications Specialist
> > Northland & Hawkeye District
> > (612) 554-6552
> > www.usps.com/together
> >
> > visit our Newsroom or the Postal Blog for real time usps information.
> > Our Priority Is Youยฎ
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