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MOUNT DORA POST OFFICE ZEROES IN ON NEW LOCATION

4/1/2018

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By today’s standards, the Pony Express seemed faster than the wheels of change at the United States Postal Service (USPS).  

The mail service first announced last June it was considering relocating its Mount Dora location due to the current 711 N. Donnelly Street location being too small.  The USPS operated out of the approximately 5,340 square-foot space for over 50 years.   It has been seeking at least a 9,000 square-foot facility to accommodate the needs of a growing community.

Now the USPS has zeroed in on a building in an outparcel of a shopping center at 2600 Old Highway 441.   The space, previously occupied by The Rodeo, is approximately 10,000 square feet. Although this is currently the only existing location found to meet the USPS requirements, the required USPS Final Decision Letter has not been issued.

The USPS required that the new location must be within a mile radius of the Donnelly location and be leased at a square-foot rate close to their current rate.  Ideally, the space would also have a loading dock or the opportunity to build one.

Last July,  a public meeting was held to provide preliminary information. This was  followed by a second public meeting on March 1, because the USPS expanded the boundary area for a new Mount Dora location.    Once the location has been officially finalized, Mount Dora Buzz will provide an update.

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6 Comments
Cindy
4/2/2018 08:06:28 pm

Much more convenient location plenty of parking and easy to access

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Deborah wilson
4/3/2018 03:27:48 pm

It is soooo time for the employees to have a new facility maybe even a lunch room!

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R.L. Giddens
4/3/2018 06:57:50 pm

That's a great place! With all the different things that go on in beautiful Mount Dora, they sometimes make it difficult to get to the Post Office.

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Alice Norford
4/3/2018 08:24:21 pm

I hope the mail box for outgoing mail will remain on 7th Ave. between Alexander and Donnelly Streets. I’ll miss the old post office, but a new one will be good.

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Johnny Langley
4/4/2018 11:34:13 am

I always tell people that we live in the most beautiful town, marred only by our finalist in the "Ugliest Post Office in America". Take a giant shoebox, cover it with red brick and start sorting letters....I hope the new one is prettier, more functional and just better. What happens to the Donnelly location?

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BRYAN BIERY
6/13/2019 02:35:54 pm

This has been a wonderful place to catch up with neighbors. There are still residents who try or even have to walk to everything.
Yet another necessity for transportation out of the village.
I’m surmising that one of the planned new public parking lots, or whichever bank closes in the merger would not be of sufficient size (BBT/SUNTRUST)?

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