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088995 1 (1977-07-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacuzc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT UL 1 9 1977 DIVISION Assistant Postmaster General Alfred C. Maevis Real Estate and Buildings Department United States Postal Service Dear Mr. Maevis: We have reviewed the U.S Postal Service's site selection activities in the Central and Western Regions Our efforts centered around Service policies and practices in obtaining land for facility construction needs. This report summarizes our observations in this area. In the past, the Service encountered community opposi- tion when attempting to buy sites due to its practice of not contacting local officials until a particular site was decided upon. We found this to be a major cause for delays in obtaining sites. On June 14, 1976, the Service issued a new policyorr community contact wbich requires that local officials be notified by letter as soon as possible after defining the neighborhood where the new building should be located. The letter should describe the project and the site neighborhood, and contain an offer to have a postal representative meet with local officials and participate in public discussions to obtain local input Further, local governments should be asked to submit in writing any limitations on its concur- rence in the site neiqhborhood and any suagested alternative areas. We view the policy change as constructive We have also developed information on other aspects of the site selection process which we believe could be improved These concern weaknesses in the methods the Service used for identifying sites and subsequent management evaluations of these sites for meeting Service needs. A detailed discussion of our findings follows.

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