The current post office in Milford is almost a half-century old. A plaque in the lobby notes that it was built in 1962, during President John F. Kennedy’s tenure, But last week, the U.S. Postal Service announced prospective plans to relocate the retail elements of Milford’s post office to another location in the city. The goal is to “increase the floor space for our carrier units to conduct our ongoing delivery operations more efficiently,” a press release from USPS said. “The proposed new facility will maintain the same level of retail services.” The shift won’t take place until after locals have had a chance to mail in their comments.
- Georgetown survived when they moved their post office from The Circle to South King Street, and Milford will survive this sorely needed change, as well. — Rhonda Postles
- I stood in line at the Dover office for 47 minutes Monday. — ViLynn Moore
- I have never stood in line more than 13 minutes at the Harrington, Greenwood, Milford and Selbyville post offices. Dover always has long lines. They need the new building. — ViLynn Moore
- The building won’t solve the issue if they don’t have another attendant working. I thank God for the kiosk. I am always in and out in a minute or two! — Samie Lee
- Get rid of DeJoy! — Matt Hickman
- A wiser move would be to rent a retail storefront in a high-traffic area for the counter service and design and build the industrial building in an outlying area, to serve as a sorting and routing hub. — Mark Blair
- Hire new staff and have solid expectations with at least one contingency plan. — Brandon Skeen
