Congress just passed with — yes, you're reading this right — huge bipartisan margins a plan that dials back an existential threat to the U.S. Postal Service. And that improves the odds that the post office’s Cherrybell mail processing station in Tucson will stay open after all.
Congress’ action makes it more likely that those envelopes and packages will still be processed in Tucson, and may bring back some of what's been lost, said Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres.
“This is a major victory in our 11-year battle to keep the Cherrybell Post Office and Processing Center open and functioning, serving 1.5 million people, the two tribes, seniors, veterans, small businesses and other companies in Tucson and Southern Arizona,” Fimbres said. “The stronger financial footing for the (postal service) provides us the opportunity to restore services that were previously consolidated in Phoenix, including local sorting and bringing back the Tucson postmark."