STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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JOINT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE
MAINE LEGISLATURE FOR KEEPING MAIL PROCESSING AT
THE EASTERN MAINE PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION
FACILITY
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service is an essential service to the American
public; and
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service's report dated January 30th, 2024
recommends consolidating outgoing mail processing at the Eastern Maine Processing and
Distribution Facility with the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center; and
WHEREAS, the Delivering For America plan devised by United States Postmaster
General Louis DeJoy has already caused delays in mail delivery, lower service standards,
reductions in workforce and lowered confidence in the United States Postal Service in general;
and
WHEREAS, Maine, being a predominantly rural state, is reliant on the United States
Postal Service for prompt and efficient delivery of the mail; and
WHEREAS, Maine has unique geographical and environmental challenges affecting
transportation; and
WHEREAS, the shifting of mail processing operations currently proposed by the United
States Postal Service away from the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility may
further delay delivery service to the people of Maine; and
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service has failed to address how these proposed
changes may affect staffing and service standards for post offices served by the Eastern Maine
Processing and Distribution Facility; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Legislature now
assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this
opportunity to express our support for keeping mail processing at the Eastern Maine Processing
and Distribution Facility at its current status and express our belief that the proposed
consolidation is not in the best interests of Maine people, that processing and transportation
methods developed in other parts of the country are insufficient to address Maine's unique
geography and climate and that the United States Postal Service should reverse its decision on
consolidation of services at the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility; and be it
further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary
of State, be transmitted to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the Board of Governors of the
United States Postal Service and all members of Maine's Congressional Delegation.
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