Locals in Tahoma who have P.O. boxes got a notice of a meeting to be held at the Rideout Community Center on April 13. This meeting is to give notice of the UPS' fiscal situation(enduring an $8Billion loss last year). Budget concerns indicate a scaling back of service at many locations and the elimination of postal service sites that fail to meet certain criteria.
A questionaire was included with each notice. It appears that Tahoma will no longer qualify for a freestanding building for postal services. With the larger Homewood office a mere 2 miles away, it seems a no brainer that Tahoma customers will be served almost as well at that location.
It's a hard argument to deny: there just aren't that many residential customers here year around anymore. With the economy still in the tank, it is hard to justify the continued use of the downtown Tahoma site.
It's a sign of the times: higher costs, lower service needs =$ losses. It's in keeping with the
with the high cost of living in the Sierra and the lack of full employment opportunities year around. Many locals knit several jobs together as the seasons change. Those jobs are harder to find and often pay less or the same as they have for years. The net result is fewer $$$ to go the distance year to year.
We'll wait to see what happens at this meeting.
Stay tuned.
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