Rounds, Thune and Johnson urge Postmaster General to keep Huron USPS processing facility

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dakota News Now) - Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune penned a letter alongside Congressman Dusty Johnson to the USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to urge the Postal Service to “avoid downsizing or significantly reorganizing mail processing operations” in South Dakota.

As part of its “Delivering for America” plan, the USPS has been reviewing processing and distribution centers in the county to offset deficits by reducing or eliminating some locations.

The Dakota Central processing and distribution center in Huron was one of the first to be reviewed, with plans to move all non-local mail from the Huron facility to Fargo, North Dakota finalized in February.

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“We share your belief that all Americans deserve the U.S. Postal Service’s highest service standards,” the delegation wrote. “We also recognize that some infrastructure changes may be necessary to mitigate USPS’s financial pressures. However, such changes should not come at the expense of rural and highly rural populations in South Dakota or similar states.”

You can read the full letter here.